The Penn State Nittany Lions were 10-1 in 1971. They emerged victorious over the Texas Longhorns, 30 to 6, in the Cotton Bowl.

1971 Stats

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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
454
5,211
798
6.5
3,563
619
5.8
1,648
179
9.2
Team Rank
3rd
3rd
37th
2nd
5th
14th
2nd
39th
98th
2nd
Opponent
11
131
3,133
4.1
1,601
483
3.3
1,532
282
5.4
Opponent Rank
68th
45th
35th
30th
29th
35th
88th
111th
27th
Net
+323
+2,078
+798
+2.4
+1,962
+136
+2.4
+116
-103
+3.8
Net Rank
3rd
5th
37th
2nd
6th
16th
4th
45th
112th
2nd

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