Notre Dame
FBSI · 1971 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Pioneer Era · 6 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Notre Dame head-to-head · History & Eras
1971 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H |  B10 | 7–4 | W 50–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 3–7 | W 8–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 6–5 | W 14–2 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 17–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H |  ACC | 9–3 | W 16–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  USCH2H |  PAC | 6–4–1 | L 14–28 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 21–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 56–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 21–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  LSUH2H |  SEC | 9–3 | L 8–28 |
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).
- North Carolina +9
- Northwestern +7
- Michigan State +6
- Miami +4
- Purdue +3
- Navy +3
- Pittsburgh +3
- Tulane +3
- LSU -3
- USC -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.800 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.