1971: Week 12
28 games. Two ranked teams lost. Two games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.
FBS vs. FBS
| Nov 25, 1971 | 7Georgia 28, Georgia Tech 24 | Box score |
| Nov 25, 1971 | 18Ole Miss 48, Mississippi State 0 | Box score |
| Nov 25, 1971 | 1Nebraska 35, 2Oklahoma 31 | Box score |
| Nov 25, 1971 | 12Texas 34, Texas A&M 14 | Box score |
| Nov 27, 1971 | 3Alabama 31, 5Auburn 7 | Box score |
| Nov 27, 1971 | 9Arizona State 31, Arizona 0 | Box score |
| Nov 27, 1971 | Army 24, Navy 23 | Box score |
| Nov 27, 1971 | Boston College 21, Holy Cross 7 | Box score |
| Nov 27, 1971 | Cincinnati 19, Louisville 16upset | Box score |
| Nov 27, 1971 | Clemson 17, South Carolina 7upset | Box score |
| Nov 27, 1971 | Colorado State 38, New Mexico State 21 | Box score |
| Nov 27, 1971 | Florida 45, Miami 16 | Box score |
| Nov 27, 1971 | Florida State 31, Pittsburgh 13 | Box score |
| Nov 27, 1971 | Hawai’i 28, New Mexico 21upset | Box score |
| Nov 27, 1971 | 15Houston 42, Utah 16 | Box score |
| Nov 27, 1971 | Iowa State 48, San Diego State 31 | Box score |
| Nov 27, 1971 | 10LSU 36, Tulane 7 | Box score |
| Nov 27, 1971 | Rice 23, Baylor 0 | Box score |
| Nov 27, 1971 | San José State 55, California–Santa Barbara 10 | Box score |
| Nov 27, 1971 | Southern Miss 35, West Texas 0 | Box score |
| Nov 27, 1971 | 11Tennessee 19, Vanderbilt 7 | Box score |
| Nov 27, 1971 | TCU 18, SMU 16 | Box score |
| Nov 27, 1971 | UTEP 38, Long Beach State 32 | Box score |
| Nov 27, 1971 | Tulsa 31, Wichita State 13 | Box score |
| Nov 27, 1971 | Virginia Tech 34, VMI 0 | Box score |