Utah

WAC · 1971 Season · Final

Season

Failing −

Record

3–8

0.273 Win %

Conference

7th

3–4 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

120

1905–2026

All-Time Record

707–468–30

0.599 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1928

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 10 · Top 25: 37

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1971 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
4	Week 4 · Sep 21	Oregon (OREGON)H2H	PAC	5–6	L 29–36
5	Week 5 · Sep 28	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H	IND WAC	11–1	L 21–41
6	Week 6 · Oct 5	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H	PAC	4–7	L 12–34
7	Week 7 · Oct 12	UTEP H2H	IND WAC	5–6	W 32–10
8	Week 8 · Oct 19	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2H	IND WAC	3–8	W 42–16
9	Week 9 · Oct 26	Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H	IND WAC	5–6	L 3–14
10	Week 10 · Nov 2	Wyoming (WYOMING)H2H	IND WAC	5–6	L 16–29
11	Week 11 · Nov 9	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H	IND WAC	6–3–2	L 39–57
12	Week 12 · Nov 16	Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H	IND FBSI	8–3	L 17–21
13	Week 13 · Nov 23	BYU H2H	IND WAC	5–6	W 17–15
14	Week 14 · Nov 30	Houston (HOUSTON)H2H	IND FBSI	9–3	L 16–42

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

5.092

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-22

-35+13

UTEP +5
BYU +5
Colorado State +3
Arizona State -1
New Mexico -3
Utah State -3
Houston -3
Oregon -6
Arizona -6
Wyoming -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 #97Better than 30%

Win % Place 99thBetter than 28%

0.273 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-7

-20

-22

+22

+26

-11

-13

-18

-4

-26

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.