The East Carolina Pirates were 4-6 in 1971.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
2-3 | 5-5-1 | ||
4-1 | 5-6 | ||
3-2 | 4-6 | ||
0-6 | 1-9 | ||
1-4 | 1-10 |
| 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 | 10 | 181 | 3,261 | 730 | 4.5 | 1,853 | 470 | 3.9 | 1,408 | 260 | 5.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 84th | 64th | 90th | 54th | 62nd | 95th | 42nd | 58th | 41st | 91st | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 300 | 3,857 | 5.0 | 2,372 | 545 | 4.4 | 1,485 | 219 | 6.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 169th | 99th | 105th | 96th | 77th | 109th | 74th | 46th | 100th | ||||||||||
Net | -119 | -596 | +730 | -0.6 | -519 | -75 | -0.4 | -77 | +41 | -1.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 158th | 89th | 90th | 85th | 85th | 91st | 70th | 68th | 33rd | 102nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 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 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 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 |