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Wyoming

WAC · 1971 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
3rd
3–4 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
115
1905–2026
All-Time Record
548–604–26
0.476 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1950
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 6 · Top 25: 15
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 26 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1971 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14SOUTH DAKOTAUnranked—W 42–28
4Week 4 · Sep 21Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B810–2L 13–56
5Week 5 · Sep 28Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 19–23
6Week 6 · Oct 5Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC3–8W 17–6
7Week 7 · Oct 12Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND WAC5–6W 14–3
8Week 8 · Oct 19BYUH2HIND WAC5–6L 17–35
9Week 9 · Oct 26UTEPH2HIND WAC5–6L 7–12
10Week 10 · Nov 2Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC3–8W 29–16
11Week 11 · Nov 9Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND FBSI8–3W 31–29
12Week 12 · Nov 16Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND WAC11–1L 19–52
13Week 13 · Nov 23New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC6–3–2L 14–49

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
3.665
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-3
-22+19
  • Utah State +8
  • Arizona +5
  • Colorado State +3
  • Utah +3
  • Arizona State -1
  • Colorado -2
  • New Mexico -3
  • Air Force -4
  • BYU -6
  • UTEP -6

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 #68Better than 51%
Win % Place 66thBetter than 53%

0.455 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#71Regular Season Final#70Post-Season W1#70Post-Season W2#70Post-Season W3#68Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
-43
-4
+11
+11
-18
-5
+13
+2
-33
-35

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

Final Rank by Season
#41966#71967#271968#331969#1131970

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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