The Memphis Tigers were 4-6 in 1971. They emerged victorious over the San José State Spartans, 28 to 9, in the Pasadena Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4-1 | 5-6 | |
3-2 | 6-3-1 | ||
3-2 | 4-7 | ||
3-2 | 3-8 | ||
Wichita State | 0-5 | 3-8 |
| 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 | 10 | 227 | 3,311 | 720 | 4.6 | 2,352 | 553 | 4.3 | 959 | 167 | 5.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 47th | 59th | 93rd | 47th | 34th | 48th | 24th | 106th | 104th | 71st | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 193 | 3,003 | 4.3 | 1,891 | 492 | 3.8 | 1,112 | 200 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 104th | 35th | 56th | 59th | 36th | 74th | 17th | 27th | 36th | ||||||||||
Net | +34 | +308 | +720 | +0.3 | +461 | +61 | +0.4 | -153 | -33 | +0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 50th | 47th | 93rd | 47th | 35th | 34th | 41st | 75th | 83rd | 55th |
| 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 |