The Northwestern Wildcats were 7-4 in 1971.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8-0 | 11-1 | |
6-3 | 7-4 | ||
5-3 | 6-4 | ||
5-3 | 6-5 | ||
5-3 | 5-6 |
| 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 | 212 | 3,446 | 853 | 4.0 | 1,645 | 576 | 2.9 | 1,801 | 277 | 6.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 62nd | 51st | 9th | 87th | 75th | 34th | 100th | 29th | 35th | 41st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 183 | 3,114 | 4.0 | 1,671 | 534 | 3.1 | 1,443 | 248 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 96th | 42nd | 30th | 41st | 66th | 29th | 67th | 81st | 49th | ||||||||||
Net | +29 | +332 | +853 | +0.1 | -26 | +42 | -0.3 | +358 | +29 | +0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 53rd | 45th | 9th | 54th | 57th | 45th | 66th | 28th | 40th | 38th |
| 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 |