The 1971 Trinity Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Trinity University in the Southland Conference during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their second year under head coach Gene Offield, the team compiled a 8–2 record, and finished as Southland co-champion.
| 1971 Trinity Tigers football | |
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Southland co-champion | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (4–1 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Alamo Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Louisiana Tech + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (TX) + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SW Louisiana | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | Texas A&I* | W 16–10 | 8,630 | [1] | |
| September 25 | at Wichita State* | L 8–12 | 20,011 | [2] | |
| October 2 | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 27–21 | 16,000 | [3] | |
| October 9 | at Texas Lutheran* |
| W 27–24 | [4] | |
| October 16 | at Southeastern Louisiana* | W 24–17 | [5] | ||
| October 23 | Northern Arizona* |
| W 42–21 | 3,071 | [6] |
| October 30 | UT Arlington |
| W 28–7 | 3,481 | [7] |
| November 6 | at Lamar | L 15–27 | 10,500 | [8] | |
| November 13 | at Abilene Christian | W 27–14 | [9] | ||
| November 20 | Arkansas State |
| W 28–11 | 3,086 | [10] |
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References
edit- ^ "Trinity upsets Texas A&I". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 19, 1971. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Potts' shots halt Shocker losing streak". The Wichita Beacon. September 26, 1971. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trinity halts USL 27–21". Daily World. October 3, 1971. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trinity tops Lutheran foe". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1971. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lions lose to Trinity by 24 to 17". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 17, 1971. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers get 42–21 win". San Antonio Express and News. October 24, 1971. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trinity flattens UTA 28–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 31, 1971. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cards stun Tigers". San Antonio Express and News. November 7, 1971. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trinity topples Wildcats". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1971. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trinity jolts Arkansas State". San Antonio Express and News. November 21, 1971. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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