The Ohio State Buckeyes were 6-4 in 1971.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8-0 | 11-1 | |
6-3 | 7-4 | ||
5-3 | 6-4 | ||
5-3 | 6-5 | ||
5-3 | 5-6 |
| 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 | 10 | 224 | 3,142 | 716 | 4.4 | 2,116 | 548 | 3.9 | 1,026 | 168 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 53rd | 72nd | 96th | 58th | 46th | 51st | 47th | 96th | 103rd | 56th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 120 | 2,829 | 4.0 | 1,647 | 487 | 3.4 | 1,182 | 224 | 5.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 64th | 29th | 29th | 37th | 31st | 39th | 27th | 56th | 19th | ||||||||||
Net | +104 | +313 | +716 | +0.4 | +469 | +61 | +0.5 | -156 | -56 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 25th | 46th | 96th | 42nd | 34th | 34th | 38th | 77th | 102nd | 35th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 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 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 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 |