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Baylor

SWC · 1971 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–9
0.100 Win %
Conference
8th
0–7 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1903–2026
All-Time Record
633–606–41
0.511 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
2013
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 22
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 3 seasons

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

1971 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 21Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B84–7L 0–22
5Week 5 · Sep 28Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB103–8W 10–0
6Week 6 · Oct 5Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 15–41
7Week 7 · Oct 12Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC8–3–1L 7–35
9Week 9 · Oct 26Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC5–6L 9–10
10Week 10 · Nov 2TCUH2HIND SWC6–4–1L 27–34
11Week 11 · Nov 9Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC8–3L 0–24
12Week 12 · Nov 16Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC4–7L 0–27
13Week 13 · Nov 23SMUH2HIND SWC4–7L 6–20
14Week 14 · Nov 30Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC3–7–1L 0–23

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
8.242
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-48
-51+3
  • Indiana +3
  • Arkansas -3
  • Texas -3
  • TCU -4
  • Texas A&M -6
  • Kansas -7
  • Miami -7
  • Texas Tech -7
  • SMU -7
  • Rice -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 #122Better than 12%
Win % Place 120thBetter than 13%

0.100 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#122Regular Season Final#122Post-Season W1#122Post-Season W2#122Post-Season W3#122Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-22
+10
-26
-28
-1
-7
-24
-27
-14
-23

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

Final Rank by Season
#561966#1111967#891968#1171969#1101970

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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