Nebraska
B8 · 1971 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 12 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 11 Top 10 · 2× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 6 seasons · 3 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Nebraska head-to-head · History & Eras
1971 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  Oregon (OREGON)H2H |  PAC | 5–6 | W 34–7 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H |  B10 | 4–7 | W 35–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 5–6 | W 34–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3 | W 42–6 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | IND B8 | 1–10 | W 36–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 4–7 | W 55–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 4–6–1 | W 41–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Colorado (COLORADO)H2H | IND B8 | 10–2 | W 31–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 8–4 | W 37–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 5–6 | W 44–17 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 30 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 11–1 | W 35–31 |
| 13 | Regular Season Final · Dec 7 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | W 45–3 |
| 17 | Final · Jan 4 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 11–1 | W 38–6 |
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).
- Oklahoma +11
- Alabama +11
- Colorado +10
- Utah State +8
- Iowa State +8
- Hawai'i +7
- Oregon +5
- Texas A&M +5
- Kansas State +5
- Minnesota +4
- Kansas +4
- Oklahoma State +4
- Missouri +1
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
1.000 Win % · Change 1
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.