The Kentucky Wildcats were 3-8 in 1971.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-2 | 9-3 | ||
1-5 | 4-6-1 | ||
1-6 | 4-7 | ||
1-6 | 3-8 | ||
1-7 | 2-9 |
| 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 | 144 | 3,089 | 711 | 4.3 | 2,252 | 557 | 4.0 | 837 | 154 | 5.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 110th | 76th | 99th | 61st | 39th | 44th | 36th | 114th | 109th | 89th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 284 | 3,768 | 4.7 | 2,292 | 600 | 3.8 | 1,476 | 196 | 7.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 159th | 91st | 93rd | 91st | 106th | 71st | 71st | 22nd | 117th | ||||||||||
Net | -140 | -679 | +711 | -0.4 | -40 | -43 | +0.2 | -639 | -42 | -2.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 168th | 95th | 99th | 78th | 58th | 80th | 51st | 116th | 92nd | 118th |
| 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 |