The Michigan State Spartans were 6-5 in 1971.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-3 | 7-4 | ||
5-3 | 6-4 | ||
5-3 | 6-5 | ||
5-3 | 5-6 | ||
3-5 | 4-6-1 |
| 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 | 225 | 3,637 | 781 | 4.7 | 2,559 | 610 | 4.2 | 1,078 | 171 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 50th | 43rd | 57th | 43rd | 22nd | 20th | 29th | 88th | 102nd | 49th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 169 | 3,075 | 3.9 | 1,886 | 563 | 3.3 | 1,189 | 219 | 5.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 89th | 38th | 28th | 58th | 90th | 36th | 30th | 46th | 26th | ||||||||||
Net | +56 | +562 | +781 | +0.7 | +673 | +47 | +0.8 | -111 | -48 | +0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 39th | 34th | 57th | 32nd | 30th | 39th | 31st | 72nd | 97th | 34th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 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 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 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 |