The 1971 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State University (now known as Troy University) as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1971 NAIA Division I football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Billy Atkins, the Red Wave compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the GSC title with Livingston.
| 1971 Troy State Red Wave football | |
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GSC co-champion | |
| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (5–1 GSC) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Livingston +^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee–Martin | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florence State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at Austin Peay* | L 0–34 | 5,385 | [1] | |
| September 25 | vs. Livingston | W 21–20 | 8,500 | [2] | |
| October 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | W 31–6 | [3] | ||
| October 9 | at Delta State | L 14–20 | [4] | ||
| October 16 | Jacksonville State |
| W 42–28 | 9,000 | [5] |
| October 23 | Florence State |
| W 21–14 | [6] | |
| October 30 | at No. 2 McNeese State* | L 7–17 | 14,300 | [7] | |
| November 6 | Tennessee–Martin |
| W 21–0 | [8] | |
| November 13 | Northeast Louisiana* | W 21–7 | [9] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Governors upset top-ranked Troy". Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle. September 19, 1971. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Troy upsets Tigers, 21–20". The Montgomery Advertiser-Journal. September 26, 1971. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Troy St. whips Southeastern La". The Daily Advertiser. October 3, 1971. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delta St. retains top post". The Clarion-Ledger. October 10, 1971. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Troy rips Jax State by 42–28". The Anniston Star. October 17, 1971. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Troy State drops Florence by 21–14". The Selma Times-Journal. October 24, 1971. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese downs Troy, 17–7". Daily World. October 31, 1971. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Determined Troy stuns Martin, 21–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 7, 1971. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hogan ignites Troy win". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 14, 1971. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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