1971 Football Schedule
Overall5-60.455
Conference0-00.000
StreakW5
Home3-3
Away2-3
Neutral0-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | L 0-10 | |
| Sep 18 (Sat) | TBA | Home | North Carolina | Champaign, Ill. | L 0-27 | |
| Sep 25 (Sat) | TBA | Away | #16 USC | Los Angeles, Calif. | L 0-28 | |
| Oct 2 (Sat) | TBA | Home | #15 Washington | Champaign, Ill. | L 14-52 | |
| Oct 9 (Sat) | TBA | Home | #15 Ohio State | Champaign, Ill. | L 10-24 | |
| Oct 16 (Sat) | TBA | Away | #3 Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | L 6-35 | |
| Oct 23 (Sat) | TBA | Home | #17 Purdue | Champaign, Ill. | W 21-7 | |
| Oct 30 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Northwestern | Champaign, Ill. | W 24-7 | |
| Nov 6 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | W 22-21 | |
| Nov 13 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Wisconsin | Madison, Wisc. | W 35-27 | |
| Nov 20 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Iowa | Champaign, Ill. | W 31-0 |