1971 Football
10-2 overall · 5-2 Big Eight Eddie Crowder Bluebonnet Bowl Champions Final #3
Schedule & Results
370 pts scored ·
220 pts allowed
| Date | Opponent | Rankings CU / Opp |
Result | Record | Time | TV | Location | Att. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at Louisiana State | — / #9 | W 31-21 | 1-0 | — | — | Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, La. | 70,099 | |
| Sep 18 | Wyoming | #12 / — | W 56-13 | 2-0 | — | — | Folsom Field | 40,729 | |
| Sep 25 | at Ohio State | #10 / #6 | W 20-14 | 3-0 | — | — | Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio | 85,538 | |
| Oct 2 | ★ | Kansas State | #6 / — | W 31-21 | 4-0 | — | — | Folsom Field | 47,740 |
| Oct 9 | ★ | at Iowa State | #5 / — | W 24-14 | 5-0 | — | — | Clyde Williams Field, Ames, Iowa | 32,000 |
| Oct 16 | ★ | at Oklahoma | #6 / #2 | L 17-45 | 5-1 | — | — | Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Okla. | 61,826 |
| Oct 23 | ★ | Missouri | #11 / — | W 27-7 | 6-1 | — | — | Folsom Field | 45,129 |
| Oct 30 | ★ | at Nebraska | #9 / #1 | L 7-31 | 6-2 | — | ABC | Memorial Stadium (Nebraska), Lincoln, Neb. | 67,776 |
| Nov 6 | ★ | at Kansas | #13 / — | W 35-14 | 7-2 | — | — | Memorial Stadium (Kansas), Lawrence, Kan. | 35,500 |
| Nov 13 | ★ | Oklahoma State | #12 / — | W 40-6 | 8-2 | — | — | Folsom Field | 40,211 |
| Nov 20 | Air Force | #10 / — | W 53-17 | 9-2 | — | — | Folsom Field | 46,362 | |
| Dec 31 | Bowl | vs. Houston | #7 / #15 | W 29-17 | 10-2 | — | ABC | Astrodome, Houston, Texas | 54,720 |
★ Big Eight Conference Game
Bowl Bluebonnet Bowl
Home game