The Tulane Green Wave 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 | 152 | 2,740 | 705 | 3.9 | 1,313 | 458 | 2.9 | 1,427 | 247 | 5.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 101st | 103rd | 103rd | 94th | 102nd | 101st | 99th | 57th | 48th | 70th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 215 | 3,839 | 4.4 | 2,422 | 653 | 3.7 | 1,417 | 222 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 118th | 94th | 64th | 100th | 120th | 68th | 63rd | 51st | 82nd | ||||||||||
Net | -63 | -1,099 | +705 | -0.5 | -1,109 | -195 | -0.8 | +10 | +25 | -0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 138th | 110th | 103rd | 80th | 109th | 119th | 91st | 54th | 45th | 82nd |
| 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 |