The Syracuse Orangemen 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 | 197 | 3,261 | 783 | 4.2 | 1,919 | 569 | 3.4 | 1,342 | 214 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 72nd | 64th | 53rd | 75th | 58th | 40th | 68th | 64th | 76th | 50th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 179 | 3,181 | 4.2 | 1,648 | 522 | 3.2 | 1,533 | 231 | 6.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 94th | 47th | 40th | 38th | 55th | 30th | 89th | 61st | 95th | ||||||||||
Net | +18 | +80 | +783 | -0.1 | +271 | +47 | +0.2 | -191 | -17 | -0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 65th | 54th | 53rd | 58th | 46th | 39th | 52nd | 81st | 72nd | 72nd |
| 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 |