The Virginia Tech Hokies were 4-7 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 | 249 | 4,120 | 789 | 5.2 | 1,425 | 421 | 3.4 | 2,695 | 368 | 7.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 33rd | 18th | 44th | 16th | 95th | 114th | 67th | 3rd | 4th | 18th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 272 | 4,589 | 5.2 | 2,403 | 592 | 4.1 | 2,186 | 291 | 7.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 150th | 122nd | 115th | 98th | 101st | 92nd | 122nd | 116th | 116th | ||||||||||
Net | -23 | -469 | +789 | +0.0 | -978 | -171 | -0.7 | +509 | +77 | -0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 107th | 81st | 44th | 55th | 107th | 115th | 84th | 18th | 20th | 66th |
| 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 |