Houston
FBSI · 1971 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 7 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Houston head-to-head · History & Eras
1971 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 3–7–1 | W 23–21 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 11–1 | L 17–18 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | W 12–3 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 5–6–1 | W 34–20 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4–1 | W 42–9 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 11–1 | L 20–34 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | W 14–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | IND MVC | 5–6 | W 35–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 56–29 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 27–6 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 30 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H | IND WAC | 3–8 | W 42–16 |
| 17 | Final · Jan 4 |  Colorado (COLORADO)H2H | IND B8 | 10–2 | L 17–29 |
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).
- Florida State +8
- Cincinnati +7
- Villanova +6
- San José State +5
- Memphis +5
- Virginia Tech +4
- Miami +4
- Rice +3
- Utah +3
- Arizona State -1
- Alabama -1
- Colorado -2
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 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.