1971 Troy State Red Wave football team

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

1971
Troy State Red Wave football
GSC co-champion
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record6–3 (5–1 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
1971 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Austin Peay*L 0–345,385[1]
September 25vs. LivingstonW 21–208,500[2]
October 2Southeastern LouisianaW 31–6[3]
October 9at
Delta State
L 14–20[4]
October 16Jacksonville State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL (rivalry)
W 42–289,000[5]
October 23Florence State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 21–14[6]
October 30at McNeese State*L 7–1714,300[7]
November 6
Tennessee–Martin
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 21–0[8]
November 13Northeast Louisiana*W 21–7[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. Newspapers.com
    .
  2. Newspapers.com
    .
  3. Newspapers.com
    .
  4. Newspapers.com
    .
  5. Newspapers.com
    .
  6. Newspapers.com
    .
  7. Newspapers.com
    .
  8. Newspapers.com
    .
  9. Newspapers.com
    .