The VMI Keydets were 1-10 in 1971.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
2-3 | 5-5-1 | ||
4-1 | 5-6 | ||
3-2 | 4-6 | ||
0-6 | 1-9 | ||
1-4 | 1-10 |
| 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 | 78 | 2,154 | 692 | 3.1 | 1,106 | 463 | 2.4 | 1,048 | 229 | 4.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 131st | 121st | 107th | 121st | 119th | 96th | 118th | 93rd | 61st | 119th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 257 | 4,535 | 5.4 | 2,300 | 557 | 4.1 | 2,235 | 284 | 7.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 140th | 121st | 120th | 92nd | 85th | 97th | 124th | 113th | 119th | ||||||||||
Net | -179 | -2,381 | +692 | -2.3 | -1,194 | -94 | -1.7 | -1,187 | -55 | -3.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 176th | 123rd | 107th | 124th | 114th | 95th | 120th | 124th | 101st | 123rd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 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 |