Auburn
SEC · 1971 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Auburn head-to-head · History & Eras
1971 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 60–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 10–2 | W 10–9 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 3–8 | W 38–6 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 27–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–6 | W 31–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H |  ACC | 5–6 | W 35–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | W 40–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 2–9 | W 30–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 11–1 | W 35–20 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 30 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 11–1 | L 7–31 |
| 17 | Final · Jan 4 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 11–1 | L 22–40 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Georgia +11
- Tennessee +10
- Southern Miss +6
- Georgia Tech +6
- Clemson +5
- Florida +4
- Kentucky +3
- Tennessee Chattanooga +2
- Mississippi State +2
- Alabama -1
- Oklahoma -1
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.818 Win % · Change -4
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.