The Villanova Wildcats were 6-4-1 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 | 211 | 3,254 | 748 | 4.4 | 1,248 | 462 | 2.7 | 2,006 | 286 | 7.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 64th | 66th | 74th | 60th | 108th | 98th | 112th | 18th | 29th | 28th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 164 | 3,120 | 3.8 | 1,703 | 547 | 3.1 | 1,417 | 265 | 5.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 84th | 43rd | 24th | 44th | 78th | 28th | 63rd | 97th | 22nd | ||||||||||
Net | +47 | +134 | +748 | +0.5 | -455 | -85 | -0.4 | +589 | +21 | +1.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 44th | 52nd | 74th | 40th | 79th | 94th | 71st | 16th | 48th | 21st |
| 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 |