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Ohio State

B10 · 1971 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
6–4
0.600 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–3 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
115
1904–2026
All-Time Record
884–271–36
0.757 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1968, 2014, 2024
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 26 · Top 10: 43 · Top 25: 72
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 20 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Ohio State head-to-head · History & Eras

1971 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Iowa (IOWA)H2HB101–10W 52–21
5Week 5 · Sep 28Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B810–2L 14–20
6Week 6 · Oct 5California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC6–5W 35–3
7Week 7 · Oct 12Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB105–6W 24–10
8Week 8 · Oct 19Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB103–8W 27–7
9Week 9 · Oct 26Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB104–6–1W 31–6
10Week 10 · Nov 2Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB104–7W 14–12
11Week 11 · Nov 9Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB106–5L 10–17
12Week 12 · Nov 16Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB107–4L 10–14
13Week 13 · Nov 23Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1011–1L 7–10

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.457
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+11
-12+23
  • California +6
  • Illinois +5
  • Wisconsin +4
  • Minnesota +4
  • Indiana +3
  • Iowa +1
  • Michigan -1
  • Colorado -2
  • Northwestern -4
  • Michigan State -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #32Better than 77%
Win % Place 41stBetter than 71%

0.600 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#33Regular Season Final#33Post-Season W1#33Post-Season W2#33Post-Season W3#32Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+31
-6
+32
+14
+20
+25
+2
-7
-4
-3

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#751966#581967#11968#121969#91970

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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