1971 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

The 1971 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as an independent during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their eighth year under head coach Dixie B. White, the team compiled a 4–6–1 record.

1971 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
1971 record4–6–1
Head coach
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
1971 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Delaware   –    10 –1 –0
No. 5 Tennessee State   –    9 –1 –0
Colorado College   –    7 –1 –0
No. 8 Akron   –    8 –2 –0
Samford   –    8 –2 –0
No. 3 Eastern Michigan   –    7 –1 –2
Northern Michigan   –    7 –3 –0
Hawaii   –    7 –4 –0
Santa Clara   –    6 –4 –0
Southern Illinois   –    6 –4 –0
Tampa   –    6 –5 –0
UNLV   –    5 –4 –1
Bucknell   –    5 –5 –0
Central Michigan   –    5 –5 –0
Milwaukee   –    5 –5 –0
Nevada   –    5 –5 –0
Wayne State (MI)   –    4 –4 –0
Hofstra   –    5 –6 –0
Cortland   –    4 –5 –0
Northeastern   –    4 –5 –0
Portland State   –    4 –5 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –    4 –6 –1
Indiana State   –    4 –6 –0
Saint Mary's   –    3 –5 –0
Rose-Hulman   –    3 –6 –0
Drexel   –    2 –6 –0
Chattanooga   –    2 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Quantico Marines
W 19–137,800[1]
September 18Howard Payne
  • Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
L 7–24[2]
September 25at Arkansas State
L 6–20[3]
October 2at Northwestern State
W 15–145,000[4]
October 9at Chattanooga
W 20–02,000[5]
October 16McNeese State
  • Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
L 21–31[6]
October 23Southeastern Louisiana
  • Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 3–0[7]
October 30at Southwestern Louisiana
L 7–3122,500[8]
November 6Eastern Michigan
  • Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
T 10–10[9]
November 13at Troy State
L 7–21[10]
November 20at Louisiana Tech
L 0–23[11]

References
  1. "Northeast is 19–13 victor over Corps". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 12, 1971. p. D2. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Colliflower blossoms, keys 'Payne' past Northeast, 24–7". The Shreveport Times. September 19, 1971. p. 4D. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Smith sets new marks for Northeast in loss". The Shreveport Times. September 26, 1971. p. 4D. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Indians have their day in sun; Sartin lifts NLU, just for kicks". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1971. p. 2D. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Northeast beats Chattanooga". The Daily Advertiser. October 10, 1971. p. 58. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Grissom powers Pokes to 31–21 win". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 17, 1971. p. D2. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Northeast, 3–0". Daily World. October 24, 1971. p. 13. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Cajuns paste Indians in homecoming tilt". The Daily Advertiser. October 31, 1971. p. 53. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Hurons tied". Detroit Free Press. November 7, 1971. p. D1. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Hogan ignites Troy win". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 14, 1971. p. B1. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "McDaniel does it again; Bulldogs blank Indians". The Shreveport Times. November 23, 1971. p. 2D. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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