| Sport: | football |
| Year: | 1971 |
| Team: | Wisconsin Badgers |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 4 - 6 - 1 |
| Conf Record: | 3 - 5 |
| Head Coach: | John Jardine |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Paul Roach |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | Option |
| Def Coach: | Lew Stueck |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Mvp: | Neil Graff |
| Captain: | Roger Jaeger Bill Poindexter |
| Stadium: | Camp Randall Stadium |
The 1971 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1971 Big Ten Conference football season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Lance Moon | Running back | 7 | 171 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Greg Johnson | Defensive back | 9 | 233 | Miami Dolphins |
| Elbert Walker | Tackle | 11 | 283 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Tight end | 12 | 302 | Atlanta Falcons | |
| Running back | 14 | 363 | Dallas Cowboys | |
| Quarterback | 16 | 414 | Minnesota Vikings | |
| Al Hannah | Wide receiver | 16 | 415 | Miami Dolphins |