The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 12-0 in 1971. They emerged victorious over the Alabama Crimson Tide, 38 to 6, in the Orange Bowl, and won their second National Championship.
Scores & Schedules
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ALA 
HAW 
1971 Big 8 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Nebraska | 7-0 | 13-0 |
 Oklahoma | 6-1 | 11-1 | |
 Colorado | 5-2 | 10-2 | |
 Iowa State | 4-3 | 8-4 | |
 Kansas State | 2-5 | 5-6 |
1971 Stats
See stats| 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 | 12 | 469 | 5,252 | 976 | 5.4 | 3,100 | 696 | 4.5 | 2,152 | 280 | 7.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 12th | 9th | 6th | 19th | 13th | 34th | 13th | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 98 | 2,435 | 3.2 | 1,031 | 500 | 2.1 | 1,404 | 269 | 5.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 56th | 11th | 4th | 5th | 42nd | 2nd | 58th | 100th | 18th | ||||||||||
Net | +371 | +2,817 | +976 | +2.2 | +2,069 | +196 | +2.4 | +748 | +11 | +2.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 5th | 11th | 5th | 10th | 56th | 9th |
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| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buffalo | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fresno State | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Utah State | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  JMU | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UConn | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia Tech | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Syracuse | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Iowa State | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
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Georgia | Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Penn State | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Navy | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  North Texas | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 4 | .000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Delaware | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| 2 |  Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | .750 |
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