The Wisconsin Badgers were 4-6-1 in 1971.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-3 | 6-5 | ||
5-3 | 5-6 | ||
3-5 | 4-6-1 | ||
3-5 | 4-7 | ||
3-5 | 3-7 |
| 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 | 240 | 4,121 | 795 | 5.2 | 2,349 | 537 | 4.4 | 1,772 | 258 | 6.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 41st | 17th | 41st | 17th | 35th | 55th | 21st | 32nd | 42nd | 32nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 258 | 4,160 | 5.0 | 2,646 | 613 | 4.3 | 1,514 | 223 | 6.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 141st | 113th | 103rd | 116th | 112th | 108th | 84th | 52nd | 101st | ||||||||||
Net | -18 | -39 | +795 | +0.2 | -297 | -76 | +0.1 | +258 | +35 | +0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 99th | 59th | 41st | 49th | 71st | 92nd | 55th | 36th | 34th | 58th |
| 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 |