The Minnesota Golden Gophers were 4-7 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 | 212 | 3,701 | 784 | 4.7 | 1,866 | 495 | 3.8 | 1,835 | 289 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 62nd | 40th | 50th | 42nd | 61st | 82nd | 53rd | 28th | 25th | 47th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 278 | 4,015 | 5.0 | 2,341 | 599 | 3.9 | 1,674 | 212 | 7.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 156th | 108th | 100th | 95th | 103rd | 80th | 103rd | 33rd | 120th | ||||||||||
Net | -66 | -314 | +784 | -0.2 | -475 | -104 | -0.1 | +161 | +77 | -1.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 139th | 75th | 50th | 70th | 81st | 102nd | 63rd | 41st | 20th | 107th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 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 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 10 | .167 | |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | .500 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |