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Wichita State

MVC · 1971 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
6th
0–4 in MVC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
37
1945–1981
All-Time Record
148–218–12
0.407 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
1954
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 2
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 11 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1971 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC5–6L 7–41
4Week 4 · Sep 21ARKANSAS STATEUnranked—L 14–16
5Week 5 · Sep 28TRINITY (TEXAS)Unranked—W 12–8
6Week 6 · Oct 5SOUTHERN ILLINOISUnranked—W 26–24
8Week 8 · Oct 19Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 7–20
9Week 9 · Oct 26Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND MVC6–3–1L 5–21
10Week 10 · Nov 2West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND MVC2–9L 14–31
11Week 11 · Nov 9Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC3–8W 34–14
12Week 12 · Nov 16New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1L 7–31
13Week 13 · Nov 23North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND MVC3–8L 10–31
14Week 14 · Nov 30Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC4–7L 13–31

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
7.146
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-39
-42+3
  • Colorado State +3
  • Louisville -3
  • Cincinnati -4
  • New Mexico State -5
  • Texas A&M -6
  • Tulsa -7
  • North Texas -8
  • West Texas A&M -9

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 #117Better than 15%
Win % Place 99thBetter than 28%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#117Regular Season Final#117Post-Season W1#117Post-Season W2#117Post-Season W3#117Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-34
-2
+4
+2
-13
-16
-17
+20
-24
-21
-18

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

Final Rank by Season
#1061966#951967#1171968#1061969#1201970

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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