Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Richmond | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 11.9 | 17.0 | -8.57 | -4.39 | ||||
| William & Mary | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 25.3 | 21.9 | -3.47 | -5.38 | ||||
| The Citadel | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 33.3 | 24.7 | -6.31 | -13.76 | ||||
| East Carolina | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 18.1 | 30.0 | -13.16 | -5.46 | ||||
| Furman | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 18.3 | 17.0 | -14.20 | -13.93 | ||||
| Virginia Military Institute | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 7.1 | 23.4 | -20.39 | -6.93 | ||||
| Davidson | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 12.2 | 28.9 | -25.55 | -10.65 | ||||
1 Bowl Game
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-12-28 | Tangerine Bowl | Toledo (14) | 28 | Richmond | 3 | Orlando, FL |
1971 Conference Leaders