1971 Troy State Red Wave football team
Appearance
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
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3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delta State
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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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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.
Schedule
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 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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