The Mississippi State Bulldogs were 2-9 in 1971.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-2 | 9-3 | ||
1-5 | 4-6-1 | ||
1-6 | 4-7 | ||
1-6 | 3-8 | ||
1-7 | 2-9 |
| 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 | 120 | 2,368 | 693 | 3.4 | 1,064 | 458 | 2.3 | 1,304 | 235 | 5.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 121st | 117th | 106th | 118th | 120th | 101st | 120th | 66th | 59th | 79th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 311 | 3,722 | 4.5 | 2,455 | 607 | 4.0 | 1,267 | 220 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 173rd | 82nd | 70th | 103rd | 108th | 88th | 37th | 49th | 46th | ||||||||||
Net | -191 | -1,354 | +693 | -1.1 | -1,391 | -149 | -1.7 | +37 | +15 | -0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 179th | 115th | 106th | 112th | 119th | 110th | 119th | 51st | 54th | 67th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| 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 |