Minnesota
B10 · 1971 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Minnesota head-to-head · History & Eras
1971 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H |  B10 | 3–8 | W 28–0 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | IND B8 | 13–0 | L 7–35 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H |  PAC | 4–7 | L 20–31 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 4–7 | W 38–20 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 3–7 | L 13–27 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 1–10 | W 19–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 11–1 | L 7–35 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 6–4 | L 12–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 7–4 | L 20–41 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 6–5 | L 25–40 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 4–6–1 | W 23–21 |
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).
- Kansas +4
- Wisconsin +4
- Indiana +3
- Iowa +1
- Nebraska 0
- Michigan -1
- Ohio State -4
- Northwestern -4
- Michigan State -5
- Washington State -7
- Purdue -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.364 Win % · No change
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.