The Northern Illinois Huskies were 5-5-1 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 | 202 | 2,817 | 788 | 3.6 | 1,550 | 567 | 2.7 | 1,267 | 221 | 5.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 69th | 98th | 46th | 112th | 86th | 41st | 109th | 69th | 68th | 73rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 232 | 3,608 | 4.8 | 2,109 | 522 | 4.0 | 1,499 | 234 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 128th | 77th | 94th | 76th | 55th | 87th | 78th | 64th | 84th | ||||||||||
Net | -30 | -791 | +788 | -1.2 | -559 | +45 | -1.3 | -232 | -13 | -0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 115th | 97th | 46th | 116th | 90th | 41st | 111th | 84th | 70th | 84th |
| 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 |