The 1971 Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College as a member of the Mississippi Junior College Conference (MJCC) during the 1971 junior college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach George Sekul, the Bulldogs compiled a perfect 11âÂÂ0 record, won the MJCC championship, outscored opponents by a total of 365 to 146, and were selected as the junior college national champion in the final JC Gridwire poll of 1971. Mississippi Gulf Coast won the MJCC's South Division title with a record of 5âÂÂ0, and beat in the conference title game.
Key players included quarterback James "Dinky" McKay and halfback Rikki Autumn.