North American sport in 1971
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Source: the site's league, college, national-team and racing records; the Universal Index for the live table · as of 20 Oct 2026
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The year, month by month
January
- FootballCollege football national titleNebraska
- Season
- 1970
- Date
- 1 Jan
- Note
- National Champions (split or shared title: 2 rows this year)
- FootballCollege football national titleTexas
- Season
- 1970
- Date
- 1 Jan
- Note
- National Champions (split or shared title: 2 rows this year)
- FootballSuper BowlBaltimore Colts
- Season
- 1970
- Date
- 17 Jan
- Note
- Super Bowl Champions
February: nothing in this view
March
- Ice hockeyFrozen FourBoston Universitydef. Minnesota
- Season
- 1971
- Runner-up
- Minnesota
- Date
- 20 Mar
- BasketballNCAA men's basketball championshipUCLA
- Season
- 1971
- Date
- 27 Mar
- Note
- NCAA Tour/Helms Champ
April
- BasketballNBA FinalsMilwaukee Bucks
- Season
- 1971
- Date
- 30 Apr
- Note
- NBA Champions
May
- Horse racingKentucky DerbyCanonero II
- Season
- 1971
- Venue
- Churchill Downs
- Date
- 1 May
- Horse racingPreakness StakesCanonero II
- Season
- 1971
- Venue
- Pimlico Race Course
- Date
- 15 May
- BasketballABA FinalsUtah Stars
- Season
- 1971
- Date
- 18 May
- Note
- ABA Champions
- Ice hockeyStanley CupMontreal Canadiens
- Season
- 1971
- Date
- 18 May
- Note
- Stanley Cup Champions
June
- Horse racingBelmont StakesPass Catcher
- Season
- 1971
- Venue
- Belmont Park
- Date
- 5 Jun
- BaseballCollege World SeriesUSC
- Season
- 1971
- Date
- 17 Jun
Jul to Sep: nothing in this view
October
- BaseballWorld SeriesPittsburgh Pirates
- Season
- 1971
- Date
- 17 Oct
- Note
- World Series Champions
November
- FootballGrey CupCalgary Stampedersdef. Toronto Argonauts, 14–11
- Season
- 1971
- Runner-up
- Toronto Argonauts
- Venue
- Empire Stadium, Vancouver
- Date
- 28 Nov
December: nothing in this view
The year in perspective
Champions crowned
- Football4
- Basketball3
- Horse racing3
- Baseball2
- Ice hockey2
Not tracked yet
- College football: no result or not-held entry for 1871, 1901, 1924, 1928, 1931, 1938, 1950, 1953, 1967, 1985
- USA women's basketball: five nations_elo_events rows dated 11 to 17 Mar 2026 are left out; they are the San Juan qualifying group's fixtures, which the USA did not play.
- nations_elo_events holds no hockey-w rows for United States since 2025-10-01: USA women's hockey has no match-based windows
- nations_elo_events holds no hockey-w rows for Canada since 2025-10-01: Canada women's hockey has no match-based windows
- Researched rows adjusted or left off because a date is not sourced: chockey-2526-conf left off: start not sourced; chockey-2627-conf left off: start not sourced; chockey-2526-final folded into the block that contains it
- Not tracked yet: Olympic and World Cup tournaments of other sports have no lane (the World Baseball Classic and the Olympic Games sit on the world lane)