The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 12-0 in 1971. They emerged victorious over the Alabama Crimson Tide, 38 to 6, in the Orange Bowl, and won their second National Championship.
Scores & Schedules
See schedule
ALA 
HAW 
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 | 12 | 469 | 5,252 | 976 | 5.4 | 3,100 | 696 | 4.5 | 2,152 | 280 | 7.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 12th | 9th | 6th | 19th | 13th | 34th | 13th | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 98 | 2,435 | 3.2 | 1,031 | 500 | 2.1 | 1,404 | 269 | 5.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 56th | 11th | 4th | 5th | 42nd | 2nd | 58th | 100th | 18th | ||||||||||
Net | +371 | +2,817 | +976 | +2.2 | +2,069 | +196 | +2.4 | +748 | +11 | +2.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 5th | 11th | 5th | 10th | 56th | 9th |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arizona State | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  BYU | 11 | 2 | .846 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boise State | 12 | 2 | .857 |
| 2 |  UNLV | 11 | 3 | .786 |
Marshall 
Louisiana | Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 14 | 1 | .933 |
| 2 |  UConn | 9 | 4 | .692 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  Miami (OH) | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 13 | 2 | .867 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 13 | 1 | .929 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon State | 5 | 7 | .417 |
| 2 |  Washington State | 8 | 5 | .615 |
SMU 
Clemson 
Texas 
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Tulane | Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 8 | 6 | .571 |
