10 games
| Date | Site | Opp AP | Opponent | UL AP | W/L | UL | Opp | OT | Overall | Conf | Attendance | City | State | Stadium | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/18/1971 | A | Vanderbilt | T | 0 | 0 | 0-0-1 | 18,700 | Nashville | Tenn. | ||||||
| 09/25/1971 | A | Drake | L | 7 | 10 | 0-1-1 | 0-1 | 12,300 | Des Moines | Iowa | |||||
| 10/02/1971 | H | Dayton | W | 41 | 13 | 1-1-1 | 0-1 | 17,511 | Louisville | Ky. | Fairgrounds Stadium | ||||
| 10/09/1971 | A | Memphis | W | 26 | 20 | 2-1-1 | 1-1 | 20,559 | Memphis | Tenn. | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | ||||
| 10/16/1971 | A | North Texas | L | 17 | 20 | 2-2-1 | 1-2 | 12,000 | Irving | Texas | Texas Stadium | ||||
| 10/23/1971 | H | Wichita State | W | 21 | 5 | 3-2-1 | 2-2 | 14,176 | Louisville | Ky. | Fairgrounds Stadium | ||||
| 10/30/1971 | H | Tampa | W | 21 | 10 | 4-2-1 | 2-2 | 17,341 | Louisville | Ky. | Fairgrounds Stadium | ||||
| 11/06/1971 | A | Tulsa | W | 17 | 0 | 5-2-1 | 3-2 | 14,000 | Tulsa | Okla. | |||||
| 11/13/1971 | H | Southern Illinois | W | 24 | 14 | 6-2-1 | 3-2 | 10,100 | Louisville | Ky. | Fairgrounds Stadium | ||||
| 11/27/1971 | H | Cincinnati | L | 16 | 19 | 6-3-1 | 3-2 | 10,132 | Louisville | Ky. | Fairgrounds Stadium |