Gopher Football 1971 Season

1971 Schedule Date Opponent W/L/T Score 09/11/1971 Indiana (3-8) W 28-0 09/18/1971 @ Nebraska (13-0) L 7-35 09/25/1971 Washington State (4-7) L 20-31 10/02/1971 Kansas (4-7) W 38-20 10/09/1971 @ Purdue (3-7) L 13-27 10/16/1971 @ Iowa (1-10) W 19-14 10/23/1971 Homecoming Michigan (11-1) L 7-35 10/30/1971 Ohio State (6-4) L 12-14 11/06/1971 @ Northwestern (7-4) L 20-41 11/13/1971 @ Michigan State (6-5) L 25-40 11/20/1971 Wisconsin (4-6-1) W 23-21

1971 Big Ten Standings Team Conference Overall W L T PCT W L T PCT Michigan 8 0 0 1.000 11 1 0 .917 Northwestern 6 3 0 .667 7 4 0 .636 Ohio State 5 3 0 .625 6 4 0 .600 Michigan State 5 3 0 .625 6 5 0 .545 Illinois 5 3 0 .625 5 6 0 .455 Minnesota 3 5 0 .375 4 7 0 .364 Wisconsin 3 5 0 .375 4 6 1 .409 Purdue 3 5 0 .375 3 7 0 .300 Indiana 2 6 0 .250 3 8 0 .273 Iowa 1 8 0 .111 1 10 0 .091

Season notes:

Coached by Murray Warmath (18th season).

1971 Poll Results

Associated Press

United Press

1. Nebraska 13-0-0 2. Oklahoma 11-1-0 3. Colorado 10-2-0 4. Alabama 11-1-0 5. Penn State 11-1-0 6. Michigan 11-1-0 7. Georgia 11-1-0 8. Arizona State 11-1-0 9. Tennessee 10-2-0 10. Stanford 9-3-0 11. Louisiana State 9-3-0 12. Auburn 9-2-0 13. Notre Dame 8-2-0 14. Toledo 12-0-0 15. Mississippi 10-2-0 16. Arkansas 8-3-1 17. Houston 9-3-0 18. Texas 8-3-0 19. Washington 8-3-0 20. Southern California 6-4-1

1. Nebraska 13-0-0 2. Alabama 11-1-0 3. Oklahoma 11-1-0 4. Michigan 11-1-0 5. Auburn 9-2-0 6. Arizona State 11-1-0 7. Colorado 10-2-0 8. Georgia 11-1-0 9. Tennessee 10-2-0 10. Louisiana State 9-3-0 11. Penn State 11-1-0 12. Texas 8-3-0 13. Toledo 12-0-0 14. Houston 9-3-0 15. Notre Dame 8-2-0 16. Stanford 9-3-0 17. Iowa State 8-4-0 18. North Carolina 9-3-0 19. Florida State 8-4-0 20. Mississippi 10-2-0 20. Arkansas 8-3-1

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1971 Season Bowl Results Orange Bowl - 01/01/1972 Nebraska 38, Alabama 6 Sugar Bowl - 01/01/1972 Oklahoma 40, Auburn 22 Cotton Bowl - 01/01/1972 Penn State 30, Texas 6 Sun Bowl - 12/18/1971 Louisiana State 33, Iowa State 15 Gator Bowl - 12/31/1971 Georgia 7, North Carolina 3 Tangerine Bowl - 12/28/1971 Toledo 28, Richmond 3 Liberty Bowl - 12/20/1971 Tennessee 14, Arkansas 13 Peach Bowl - 12/30/1971 Mississippi 41, Georgia Tech 18 Fiesta Bowl - 12/27/1971 Arizona State 45, Florida State 38 Bluebonnet Bowl - 12/31/1971 Colorado 29, Houston 17 Pasadena Bowl - 12/18/1971 Memphis 28, San Jose State 9