The USC Trojans were 6-4-1 in 1971.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-1 | 9-3 | |
4-3 | 8-3 | ||
3-2-1 | 6-4-1 | ||
4-3 | 6-5 | ||
2-4 | 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 | 11 | 229 | 4,022 | 797 | 5.0 | 2,411 | 552 | 4.4 | 1,611 | 245 | 6.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 45th | 27th | 38th | 22nd | 28th | 50th | 22nd | 44th | 51st | 38th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 164 | 3,508 | 4.4 | 2,250 | 535 | 4.2 | 1,258 | 256 | 4.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 84th | 69th | 65th | 86th | 68th | 103rd | 35th | 87th | 10th | ||||||||||
Net | +65 | +514 | +797 | +0.6 | +161 | +17 | +0.2 | +353 | -11 | +1.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 36th | 36th | 38th | 36th | 50th | 56th | 53rd | 30th | 68th | 22nd |
| 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 |