The Washington State Cougars were 4-7 in 1971.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-3 | 6-5 | ||
2-4 | 5-6 | ||
3-3 | 5-6 | ||
2-5 | 4-7 | ||
1-4-1 | 2-7-1 |
| 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 | 246 | 3,918 | 737 | 5.3 | 2,636 | 502 | 5.3 | 1,282 | 235 | 5.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 37th | 30th | 85th | 14th | 19th | 75th | 6th | 68th | 59th | 87th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 286 | 4,070 | 4.6 | 2,694 | 662 | 4.1 | 1,376 | 223 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 160th | 110th | 80th | 117th | 122nd | 93rd | 52nd | 52nd | 70th | ||||||||||
Net | -40 | -152 | +737 | +0.7 | -58 | -160 | +1.2 | -94 | +12 | -0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 120th | 68th | 85th | 33rd | 60th | 112th | 26th | 70th | 55th | 85th |
| 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 |