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Stanford

PAC · 1971 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
9–3
0.750 Win %
Conference
1st
6–1 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
106
1918–2026
All-Time Record
604–498–34
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 3 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 5 Top 10

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

1971 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B81–10W 19–0
4Week 4 · Sep 21Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 38–3
5Week 5 · Sep 28Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC5–6W 38–17
6Week 6 · Oct 5Duke (DUKE)H2HACC6–5L 3–9
7Week 7 · Oct 12Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC8–3W 17–6
8Week 8 · Oct 19USCH2HPAC6–4–1W 33–18
9Week 9 · Oct 26Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC4–7L 23–24
10Week 10 · Nov 2Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC5–6W 31–24
11Week 11 · Nov 9UCLAH2HPAC2–7–1W 20–9
12Week 12 · Nov 16San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–6–1L 12–13
13Week 13 · Nov 23California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC6–5W 14–0
17Final · Jan 4Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1011–1W 13–12

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
1.712
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+32
-18+50
  • Michigan +11
  • Washington +8
  • Army +6
  • USC +6
  • California +6
  • Oregon +5
  • Oregon State +5
  • UCLA +2
  • Missouri +1
  • Duke -5
  • San José State -6
  • Washington State -7

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 #19Better than 87%
Win % Place 17thBetter than 88%

0.750 Win % · Change 5

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#24Regular Season Final#24Post-Season W1#24Post-Season W2#24Post-Season W3#19Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+19
+35
+21
-6
+11
+15
-1
+7
+11
-1
+14
+1

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

Final Rank by Season
#621966#591967#261968#211969#131970

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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