1971 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1971 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1971 record	3–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Pont (7th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 52,324)
Seasons

1971 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6/4 Michigan †	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Northwestern	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Michigan State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Illinois	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Indiana	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Iowa	1	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1971 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1971 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Seventeenth Street Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by John Pont, in his seventh year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11		at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis	L 0–28	28,549
September 18		Kentucky*	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, Indiana	W 26–8	-
September 25		at Baylor*	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	L 0–10	27,500
October 2		Syracuse*	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, Indiana	L 0–7	-
October 9		at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin	L 29–35	66,156
October 16	1:30 PM	No. 13 Ohio State	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, Indiana	L 7–27	50,812
October 23		Northwestern	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, Indiana	L 10–24	-
October 30		at No. 3 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan	L 7–61	72,476
November 6		Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois	L 21–22	-
November 13		at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, Iowa	W 14–7	42,102
November 20		Purdue	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 38–31	-
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

1972 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Steve Porter	Wide receiver	14	341	Cincinnati Bengals