The Navy Midshipmen were 3-8 in 1971.
| 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 | 146 | 2,690 | 733 | 3.7 | 1,256 | 487 | 2.6 | 1,434 | 246 | 5.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 107th | 106th | 87th | 109th | 106th | 87th | 117th | 55th | 49th | 66th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 331 | 3,906 | 4.8 | 2,447 | 582 | 4.2 | 1,459 | 228 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 178th | 101st | 96th | 101st | 98th | 102nd | 68th | 57th | 83rd | ||||||||||
Net | -185 | -1,216 | +733 | -1.2 | -1,191 | -95 | -1.6 | -25 | +18 | -0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 178th | 113th | 87th | 115th | 113th | 96th | 117th | 59th | 51st | 78th |
| 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 |