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WAC · 1971 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
6th
1–6 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
89
1935–2026
All-Time Record
350–602–18
0.370 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#12
1956
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 5
  • 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 · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons

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

1971 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 38–9
4Week 4 · Sep 21Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA3–8W 21–3
5Week 5 · Sep 28Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND WAC5–6L 6–14
6Week 6 · Oct 5Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND WAC11–1L 7–24
7Week 7 · Oct 12Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC3–8L 10–32
8Week 8 · Oct 19New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1W 14–7
9Week 9 · Oct 26Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC5–6W 12–7
10Week 10 · Nov 2BYUH2HIND WAC5–6L 0–16
12Week 12 · Nov 16New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC6–3–2L 13–49
13Week 13 · Nov 23Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC3–8L 7–24
14Week 14 · Nov 30Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA8–4W 38–32

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
4.027
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-9
-32+23
  • Long Beach State +8
  • New Mexico State +5
  • Wyoming +5
  • Pacific +3
  • Texas Arlington +2
  • Arizona State -1
  • New Mexico -3
  • Arizona -6
  • BYU -6
  • Utah -8
  • Colorado State -8

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 #78Better than 44%
Win % Place 66thBetter than 53%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#80Regular Season Final#79Post-Season W1#78Post-Season W2#78Post-Season W3#78Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+29
+18
-8
-17
-22
+7
+5
-16
-36
-17
+6

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

Final Rank by Season
#331966#131967#711968#741969#571970

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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