September
- In the preseason poll released on September 6, 1971, Notre Dame was ranked #1, while defending champion Nebraska was second. Nebraska had more first place votes (26) than Notre Dame (15), but fewer points overall (870 vs. 885). Texas, Michigan and USC rounded out the Top Five. The poll was 1.Notre Dame 2.Nebraska 3.Texas 4.Michigan 5.USC
- On Friday, September 10, in Los Angeles, #4 Alabama beat #5 USC, 17–10. The next day, September 11 #2 Nebraska won its opener, 34–7 against Oregon. #4 Michigan won at #20 Northwestern 21–6. #3 Texas had not started its season. In the poll that followed, Nebraska received 31 of the 50 first place votes, while #5 Ohio State took USC's #5 spot. The poll was 1.Nebraska 2.Notre Dame 3.Texas 4.Michigan 5.Ohio State
September 18 #1 Nebraska beat Minnesota 35–7 #3 Texas won at UCLA, 28–10. #2 Notre Dame beat Northwestern 50–7. #4 Michigan shut out Virginia, 56–0. #5 Ohio State was idle and fell to 6th. #6 Auburn, which crushed UT-Chattanooga 60–7, reached #5. The poll was 1.Nebraska 2.Notre Dame 3.Texas 4.Michigan 5.Auburn
September 25 #1 Nebraska beat Texas A&M, 34–7. #3 Texas beat Texas Tech 28–0. #2 Notre Dame narrowly won at Purdue, 8–7. #4 Michigan beat visiting UCLA 38–0. #6 Ohio State lost to visiting #10 Colorado, 20–14. #5 Auburn edged #9 Tennessee at home, 10–9. Michigan and Notre Dame traded places in the poll that followed: 1.Nebraska 2.Michigan 3.Texas 4.Notre Dame 5.Auburn
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