The Southern Miss Golden Eagles were 6-5 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 | 3,202 | 784 | 4.1 | 1,284 | 462 | 2.8 | 1,918 | 322 | 6.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 69th | 69th | 50th | 82nd | 104th | 98th | 106th | 21st | 15th | 61st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 192 | 3,122 | 4.1 | 1,353 | 474 | 2.9 | 1,769 | 288 | 6.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 103rd | 44th | 36th | 17th | 23rd | 16th | 111th | 115th | 67th | ||||||||||
Net | +10 | +80 | +784 | 0.0 | -69 | -12 | -0.1 | +149 | +34 | -0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 77th | 54th | 50th | 57th | 61st | 68th | 61st | 43rd | 36th | 65th |
| 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 |