| Year: | 1971 |
| Team: | Southwest Texas State Bobcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Lone Star Conference |
| Short Conf: | LSC |
| Record: | 8–1–1 |
| Conf Record: | 7–1–1 |
| Head Coach: | Bill Miller |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Stadium: | Evans Field |
| Champion: | LSC co-champion |
The 1971 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University) during the 1971 NAIA football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their seventh year under head coach Bill Miller, the team compiled an overall record of 8–1–1, with a mark of 7–1–1 in conference play, and finished as LSC co-champion.