Northern Illinois
FBSI · 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 · 14 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Northern Illinois head-to-head · History & Eras
1971 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H |  B10 | 4–6–1 | L 0–31 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 8–4 | W 48–38 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2H |  MAC | 7–3 | L 17–27 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 6–5 | L 10–30 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Marshall (MARSHALL)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–8 | W 37–18 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2H | IND MVC | 2–9 | W 22–19 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 | BALL STATE | Unranked | — | T 10–10 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H | MAC | 3–8 | W 26–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H | MAC | 12–0 | L 8–23 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–2 | L 10–20 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Xavier (XAVIER)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–9 | W 14–9 |
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).
- Long Beach State +8
- Kent State +3
- Marshall +2
- West Texas A&M +2
- Xavier +1
- Toledo 0
- Boston College -2
- Western Michigan -3
- San Diego State -5
- Wisconsin -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 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.