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Utah State

FBSI · 1971 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–3
0.727 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
112
1912–2026
All-Time Record
548–560–28
0.495 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1917, 1936
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 11
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1971 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B85–6W 10–7
4Week 4 · Sep 21New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1W 34–0
5Week 5 · Sep 28UNLVUnranked—W 27–7
6Week 6 · Oct 5Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B813–0L 6–42
7Week 7 · Oct 12BYUH2HIND WAC5–6W 29–7
8Week 8 · Oct 19Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND MVC5–6W 7–6
9Week 9 · Oct 26San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–5L 20–36
10Week 10 · Nov 2Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC3–8W 18–17
11Week 11 · Nov 9Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC5–6L 29–31
12Week 12 · Nov 16Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC3–8W 21–17
13Week 13 · Nov 23Idaho (IDAHO)H2HIND FBSI8–3W 42–13

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
2.027
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+23
-11+34
  • Idaho +8
  • Kansas State +5
  • New Mexico State +5
  • BYU +5
  • Memphis +5
  • Colorado State +3
  • Utah +3
  • Nebraska 0
  • San Diego State -5
  • Wyoming -6

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 #26Better than 82%
Win % Place 21stBetter than 85%

0.727 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#26Regular Season Final#26Post-Season W1#26Post-Season W2#26Post-Season W3#26Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+3
+34
+20
-36
+22
+1
-16
+1
-2
+4
+29

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

Final Rank by Season
#681966#261967#471968#921969#801970

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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