The Colorado Buffaloes were 9-2 in 1971. They emerged victorious over the Houston Cougars, 29 to 17, in the Bluebonnet Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 13-0 | |
6-1 | 11-1 | ||
5-2 | 10-2 | ||
4-3 | 8-4 | ||
2-5 | 5-6 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 341 | 4,538 | 820 | 5.5 | 3,094 | 624 | 5.0 | 1,444 | 196 | 7.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 12th | 10th | 26th | 10th | 10th | 13th | 10th | 53rd | 86th | 15th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 203 | 3,449 | 4.3 | 1,810 | 532 | 3.4 | 1,639 | 270 | 6.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 110th | 65th | 53rd | 51st | 64th | 40th | 99th | 101st | 64th | ||||||||||
Net | +138 | +1,089 | +820 | +1.2 | +1,284 | +92 | +1.6 | -195 | -74 | +1.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 20th | 23rd | 26th | 17th | 17th | 24th | 14th | 82nd | 105th | 26th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |