1971 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

1971 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6–1
Head coach	Dixie B. White (8th season)
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

1971 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Delaware			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Tennessee State			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 2 McNeese State			–					9	–	1	–	1
Colorado College			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Akron			–					8	–	2	–	0
Samford			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Eastern Michigan			–					7	–	1	–	2
Arkansas AM&N			–					7	–	2	–	0
Indiana (PA)			–					7	–	2	–	0
Kentucky State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Appalachian State			–					7	–	3	–	1
Northern Michigan			–					7	–	3	–	0
Hawaii			–					7	–	4	–	0
Ashland			–					6	–	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
St. Norbert			–					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
Chicago			–					3	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					4	–	6	–	1
Eastern Illinois			–					4	–	6	–	0
Indiana State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	5	–	0
Rose-Hulman			–					3	–	6	–	0
Boston University			–					3	–	7	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	6	–	0
Chattanooga			–					2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP small college poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Quantico Marines	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	W 19–13	7,800
September 18	Howard Payne	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	L 7–24	7,600
September 25	at Arkansas State	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 6–20	10,450–10,452
October 2	at Northwestern State	Demon Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	W 15–14	5,000
October 9	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 27–21	2,000
October 16	No. 4 McNeese State	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	L 21–31	8,000
October 23	Southeastern Louisiana	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	W 3–0	8,300
October 30	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	L 7–31	22,500
November 6	Eastern Michigan	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	T 10–10	2,000
November 13	at Troy State	Rip Hewes Stadium Dothan, AL	L 7–21	5,500
November 20	at Louisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 0–23	12,400
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game