1971 Washington Huskies football team

1971 Washington Huskies football
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Conference	Pacific-8
1971 record	8–3 (4–3 Pac-8)
Head coach	Jim Owens (15th year)
Captain	Steve Anderson
Captain	Rick Hugel
Captain	Al Kravitz, Sonny Sixkiller
Home stadium	Husky Stadium

1971 Pacific-8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 Stanford $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#20 USC	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
#19 Washington	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
California	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Oregon State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oregon	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
UCLA	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1971 college football season. In its 15th season under head coach Jim Owens, the team compiled an 8–3 record, finished in a tie for third place in the Pacific-8 Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 357 to 188.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	UC Santa Barbara*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 65–7	56,180
September 18	Purdue*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 38–35	58,927
September 25	Texas Christian*	#17	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 44–26	59,956
October 2	at Illinois*	#15	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 52–14	48,127
October 9	Stanford	#11	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 6–17	60,777
October 16	at Oregon	#18	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	L 21–23	44,200
October 23	Oregon State		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 38–14	60,404
October 30	at UCLA		Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 23–12	36,545
November 6	at California	#20	Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 30–7	36,000
November 13	#15 USC	#19	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 12–13	59,982
November 20	Washington State		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	W 28–20	60,497
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.