The Colorado Buffaloes were 9-2 in 1971. They emerged victorious over the Houston Cougars, 29 to 17, in the Bluebonnet Bowl.
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1971 Big 8 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Nebraska | 7-0 | 13-0 |
 Oklahoma | 6-1 | 11-1 | |
 Colorado | 5-2 | 10-2 | |
 Iowa State | 4-3 | 8-4 | |
 Kansas State | 2-5 | 5-6 |
1971 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 341 | 4,538 | 820 | 5.5 | 3,094 | 624 | 5.0 | 1,444 | 196 | 7.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 12th | 10th | 26th | 10th | 10th | 13th | 10th | 53rd | 86th | 15th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 203 | 3,449 | 4.3 | 1,810 | 532 | 3.4 | 1,639 | 270 | 6.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 110th | 65th | 53rd | 51st | 64th | 40th | 99th | 101st | 64th | ||||||||||
Net | +138 | +1,089 | +820 | +1.2 | +1,284 | +92 | +1.6 | -195 | -74 | +1.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 20th | 23rd | 26th | 17th | 17th | 24th | 14th | 82nd | 105th | 26th |
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| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boise State | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| 2 |  Colorado State | 7 | 3 | .700 |
BYU 
Colorado | Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marshall | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| 2 |  Georgia Southern | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| 2 |  UConn | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| 2 |  Miami (OH) | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Ohio State | 9 | 1 | .900 |
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Tulane | Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 4 | 6 | .400 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 7 | 3 | .700 |
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