Colorado
B8 · 1971 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Colorado head-to-head · History & Eras
1971 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  LSUH2H |  SEC | 9–3 | W 31–21 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Wyoming (WYOMING)H2H | IND WAC | 5–6 | W 56–13 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 6–4 | W 20–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 5–6 | W 31–21 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 8–4 | W 24–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 11–1 | L 17–45 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | IND B8 | 1–10 | W 27–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | IND B8 | 13–0 | L 7–31 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 4–7 | W 35–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 4–6–1 | W 40–6 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4 | W 53–17 |
| 17 | Final · Jan 4 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | W 29–17 |
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).
- LSU +9
- Houston +9
- Iowa State +8
- Ohio State +6
- Air Force +6
- Wyoming +5
- Kansas State +5
- Kansas +4
- Oklahoma State +4
- Missouri +1
- Nebraska 0
- Oklahoma -1
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.833 Win % · Change 3
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.