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Arkansas

SWC · 1971 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–3–1
0.708 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–1 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1906–2026
All-Time Record
716–534–37
0.571 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1964, 1968
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 36
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Arkansas head-to-head · History & Eras

1971 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC6–5W 51–20
4Week 4 · Sep 21Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B84–6–1W 31–10
5Week 5 · Sep 28Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC4–7L 20–21
6Week 6 · Oct 5TCUH2HIND SWC6–4–1W 49–15
7Week 7 · Oct 12Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC1–9W 35–7
8Week 8 · Oct 19Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC8–3W 31–7
9Week 9 · Oct 26North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND MVC3–8W 60–21
10Week 10 · Nov 2Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC5–6L 9–17
11Week 11 · Nov 9Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC3–7–1T 24–24
12Week 12 · Nov 16SMUH2HIND SWC4–7W 18–13
13Week 13 · Nov 23Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC4–7W 15–0
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 21Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC10–2L 13–14

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.957
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+21
-15+36
  • Texas +8
  • California +6
  • TCU +6
  • Oklahoma State +4
  • SMU +4
  • Texas Tech +4
  • North Texas +3
  • Baylor +1
  • Rice 0
  • Tennessee -2
  • Texas A&M -6
  • Tulsa -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #24Better than 83%
Win % Place 27thBetter than 81%

0.708 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#22Regular Season Final#22Post-Season W1#23Post-Season W2#23Post-Season W3#24Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+31
+21
-1
+34
+28
+24
+39
-8
0
+5
+15
-1

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#191966#761967#41968#251969#101970

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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