The Tennessee Volunteers were 9-2 in 1971. They emerged victorious over the Arkansas Razorbacks, 14 to 13, in the Liberty Bowl.
| 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 | 256 | 3,102 | 743 | 4.2 | 2,151 | 564 | 3.8 | 951 | 179 | 5.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 31st | 74th | 80th | 73rd | 42nd | 42nd | 50th | 107th | 98th | 94th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 108 | 2,712 | 3.5 | 1,300 | 496 | 2.6 | 1,412 | 287 | 4.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 58th | 20th | 8th | 14th | 40th | 9th | 61st | 114th | 11th | ||||||||||
Net | +148 | +390 | +743 | +0.7 | +851 | +68 | +1.2 | -461 | -108 | +0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 15th | 39th | 80th | 34th | 27th | 31st | 25th | 102nd | 113th | 48th |
| 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 |