1971 Arkansas State Indians football team

1971 Arkansas State Indians football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–4–1 (1–3–1 Southland)
Head coach	Bill Davidson (1st season)
Home stadium	Kays Stadium War Memorial Stadium

1971 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Louisiana Tech +	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Trinity (TX) +	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Lamar +	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
SW Louisiana	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Arkansas State	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Texas–Arlington	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Abilene Christian	0	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1971 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Davidson, the Indians compiled an overall record of 4–4–1 with a mark of 1–3–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the Southland.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Wichita State*		Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 16–14	13,250
September 25	Northeast Louisiana*	No. 2	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 20–6	10,452
October 9	at Southern Illinois*	No. 2	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 14–21	10,200
October 16	at Louisiana Tech	No. 6	Louisiana Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	L 27–28	14,600
October 23	Abilene Christian		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 35–9	8,000
November 6	Southwestern Louisiana		Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	T 10–10	3,500
November 13	Texas–Arlington		Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 28–7	10,100
November 20	at Trinity (TX)		Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	L 11–28	3,086
November 27	at Lamar		Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 13–24	11,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game