The Texas Longhorns were 8-2 in 1971. They fell to the Penn State Nittany Lions, 30 to 6, in the Cotton Bowl.
| 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 | 275 | 3,625 | 731 | 5.0 | 2,926 | 627 | 4.7 | 699 | 104 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 25th | 45th | 89th | 27th | 14th | 12th | 15th | 117th | 120th | 35th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 138 | 2,813 | 4.1 | 1,659 | 479 | 3.5 | 1,154 | 214 | 5.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 72nd | 28th | 33rd | 39th | 26th | 45th | 26th | 36th | 25th | ||||||||||
Net | +137 | +812 | +731 | +0.9 | +1,267 | +148 | +1.2 | -455 | -110 | +1.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 21st | 29th | 89th | 26th | 18th | 15th | 24th | 100th | 114th | 25th |
| 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 |