| Year: | 1971 |
| Team: | Trinity Tigers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 8–2 |
| Conf Record: | 4–1 |
| Head Coach: | Gene Offield |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Alamo Stadium |
| Champion: | Southland co-champion |
The 1971 Trinity Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Trinity University in the Southland Conference during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their second year under head coach Gene Offield, the team compiled a 8–2 record, and finished as Southland co-champion.