Mississippi State
SEC · 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
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Mississippi State head-to-head · History & Eras
1971 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 4–6–1 | L 7–26 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 4–7 | W 13–10 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 4–6–1 | L 19–49 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 11–1 | L 7–35 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | L 9–27 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 | LAMAR | Unranked | — | W 24–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | L 7–10 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 11–1 | L 10–41 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 9–2 | L 21–30 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 9–3 | L 3–28 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 30 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | L 0–48 |
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 +4
- Georgia -1
- Alabama -1
- Tennessee -2
- Auburn -2
- Ole Miss -2
- LSU -3
- Florida State -4
- Oklahoma State -6
- Vanderbilt -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.182 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.