AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/13 | 9/20 | 9/27 | 10/4 | 10/11 | 10/18 | 10/25 | 11/1 | 11/8 | 11/15 | 11/22 | 11/29 | 12/6 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 11, 1971 | Sat | (9) LSU | Colorado | Big 8 | L | 21 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 18, 1971 | Sat | LSU | Texas A&M | SWC | W | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Sep 25, 1971 | Sat | (18) LSU | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 38 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 4 | Oct 2, 1971 | Sat | (16) LSU | Rice | SWC | W | 38 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 5 | Oct 9, 1971 | Sat | (16) LSU | Florida | SEC | W | 48 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 6 | Oct 16, 1971 | Sat | (12) LSU | @ | Kentucky | SEC | W | 17 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 7 | Oct 30, 1971 | Sat | (11) LSU | @ | Ole Miss | SEC | L | 22 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Nov 6, 1971 | Sat | (18) LSU | (4) Alabama | SEC | L | 7 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 9 | Nov 13, 1971 | Sat | (20) LSU | @ | Mississippi State | SEC | W | 28 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 10 | Nov 20, 1971 | Sat | (14) LSU | (7) Notre Dame | Ind | W | 28 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 11 | Nov 27, 1971 | Sat | (10) LSU | Tulane | Ind | W | 36 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 12 | Dec 18, 1971 | Sat | (11) LSU | N | Iowa State | Big 8 | W | 33 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | W 4 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |
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