Wisconsin
B10 · 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
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 9 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Wisconsin head-to-head · History & Eras
1971 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | W 31–0 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | T 20–20 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  LSUH2H |  SEC | 9–3 | L 28–38 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H |  B10 | 7–4 | L 11–24 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 3–8 | W 35–29 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 6–5 | W 31–28 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 6–4 | L 6–31 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 1–10 | L 16–20 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 3–7 | W 14–10 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | L 27–35 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 4–7 | L 21–23 |
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).
- Michigan State +6
- Northern Illinois +5
- Indiana +3
- Purdue +3
- Syracuse 0
- LSU -3
- Northwestern -4
- Ohio State -4
- Illinois -6
- Minnesota -7
- Iowa -10
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.409 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.