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1971 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 18 Texas $	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Arkansas	5	–	1	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
TCU	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Texas A&M	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Texas Tech	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Baylor	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a conference mark of 3–4, placing fifth in the SWC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	at No. 10 Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 0–30	48,500
September 25	at Missouri*	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	L 12–24	49,200
October 2	New Mexico State*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 28–25	31,120
October 9	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Air Force Academy, CO	L 0–30	45,050
October 16	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 16–10	25,000
October 23	Texas Tech	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 18–17	25,681
October 30	No. 14 Texas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 18–22	40,551
November 6	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 10–27	27,358–28,570
November 13	No. 17 Arkansas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 13–18	30,773
November 20	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 20–6	25,000
November 27	TCU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 16–18	18,128
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1971 SMU Mustangs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`17`	Gary Hammond	Sr
RB	`28`	Alvin Maxson	So
OT	`73`	John Meyer	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`24`	Pat Curry	Jr
DB	`43`	Robert Popelka	Jr
DE	`46`	Jim Ryan

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

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