The Colorado State Rams were 3-8 in 1971.
| 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 | 177 | 3,386 | 840 | 4.0 | 2,148 | 618 | 3.5 | 1,238 | 222 | 5.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 86th | 55th | 15th | 88th | 43rd | 15th | 66th | 76th | 67th | 77th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 276 | 3,723 | 5.0 | 2,528 | 531 | 4.8 | 1,195 | 215 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 155th | 83rd | 104th | 110th | 62nd | 119th | 31st | 38th | 35th | ||||||||||
Net | -99 | -337 | +840 | -1.0 | -380 | +87 | -1.3 | +43 | +7 | +0.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 152nd | 78th | 15th | 106th | 74th | 26th | 110th | 50th | 59th | 60th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 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 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| 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 |