The Illinois Fighting Illini were 5-6 in 1971.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-3 | 6-4 | ||
5-3 | 6-5 | ||
5-3 | 5-6 | ||
3-5 | 4-6-1 | ||
3-5 | 4-7 |
| 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 | 163 | 3,396 | 786 | 4.3 | 2,340 | 583 | 4.0 | 1,056 | 203 | 5.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 97th | 54th | 48th | 63rd | 37th | 30th | 38th | 91st | 82nd | 101st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 238 | 3,531 | 4.5 | 2,018 | 538 | 3.8 | 1,513 | 241 | 6.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 132nd | 72nd | 74th | 68th | 72nd | 70th | 83rd | 72nd | 77th | ||||||||||
Net | -75 | -135 | +786 | -0.2 | +322 | +45 | +0.3 | -457 | -38 | -1.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 145th | 66th | 48th | 68th | 41st | 41st | 49th | 101st | 87th | 95th |
| 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 |