West Virginia
FBSI · 1971 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 2 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare West Virginia head-to-head · History & Eras
1971 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–2 | W 45–14 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H |  PAC | 6–5 | L 10–20 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Richmond (RICHMOND)H2H | IND SOCON | 5–6 | W 16–3 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 20–9 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2H | IND SOCON | 5–6 | W 28–23 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND SOCON | 4–6 | W 44–21 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–2–1 | W 43–33 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 7–35 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 6–5 | L 15–31 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2H | IND SOCON | 1–10 | W 28–3 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | L 24–28 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Boston College +9
- Temple +6
- Richmond +5
- William & Mary +5
- East Carolina +4
- Pittsburgh +3
- Virginia Military Institute +1
- Penn State -1
- California -5
- Duke -5
- Syracuse -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.636 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.