The Harvard Crimson were 5-4 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 | 9 | 180 | 2,541 | 643 | 4.0 | 1,423 | 448 | 3.2 | 1,118 | 195 | 5.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 85th | 114th | 117th | 90th | 96th | 107th | 78th | 85th | 87th | 72nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 167 | 2,755 | 4.3 | 1,602 | 461 | 3.5 | 1,153 | 177 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 88th | 23rd | 55th | 32nd | 17th | 48th | 25th | 7th | 87th | ||||||||||
Net | +13 | -214 | +643 | -0.4 | -179 | -13 | -0.3 | -35 | +18 | -0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 74th | 71st | 117th | 76th | 67th | 69th | 67th | 63rd | 51st | 88th |
| 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 |