The Pittsburgh Panthers were 3-8 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 | 216 | 3,710 | 845 | 4.4 | 1,925 | 548 | 3.5 | 1,785 | 297 | 6.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 59th | 39th | 11th | 57th | 57th | 51st | 65th | 30th | 23rd | 58th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 388 | 4,073 | 5.8 | 2,467 | 504 | 4.9 | 1,606 | 197 | 8.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 181st | 111th | 124th | 105th | 45th | 120th | 97th | 24th | 122nd | ||||||||||
Net | -172 | -363 | +845 | -1.4 | -542 | +44 | -1.4 | +179 | +100 | -2.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 174th | 79th | 11th | 118th | 89th | 43rd | 113th | 40th | 9th | 119th |
| 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 |