The Stanford Cardinal were 8-3 in 1971. They emerged victorious over the Michigan Wolverines, 13 to 12, in the Rose Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-1 | 9-3 | |
4-3 | 8-3 | ||
3-2-1 | 6-4-1 | ||
4-3 | 6-5 | ||
2-4 | 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 | 248 | 4,133 | 843 | 4.9 | 1,719 | 515 | 3.3 | 2,414 | 328 | 7.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 35th | 16th | 13th | 29th | 70th | 65th | 70th | 6th | 13th | 17th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 123 | 2,424 | 3.2 | 1,282 | 519 | 2.5 | 1,142 | 242 | 4.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 65th | 10th | 5th | 11th | 52nd | 6th | 23rd | 75th | 8th | ||||||||||
Net | +125 | +1,709 | +843 | +1.7 | +437 | -4 | +0.9 | +1,272 | +86 | +2.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 22nd | 10th | 13th | 10th | 36th | 67th | 30th | 3rd | 15th | 7th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |