The Florida State Seminoles were 8-3 in 1971. They fell to the Arizona State Sun Devils, 45 to 38, in the Fiesta Bowl.
| 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 | 271 | 4,055 | 749 | 5.4 | 1,305 | 411 | 3.2 | 2,750 | 338 | 8.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 26th | 24th | 73rd | 11th | 103rd | 118th | 79th | 2nd | 10th | 7th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 129 | 2,861 | 3.7 | 1,472 | 514 | 2.9 | 1,389 | 259 | 5.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 67th | 30th | 16th | 22nd | 50th | 19th | 55th | 92nd | 24th | ||||||||||
Net | +142 | +1,194 | +749 | +1.7 | -167 | -103 | +0.3 | +1,361 | +79 | +2.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 16th | 19th | 73rd | 11th | 66th | 101st | 46th | 1st | 18th | 6th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |