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1971 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1971 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College—now known as San Francisco State University—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the FWC. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 332 to 209. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

1971 San Francisco State Gators football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 FWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Logan (2nd season)
Home stadiumCox Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Chico State + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
UC Davis + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Cal State Hayward 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Humboldt State 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
San Francisco State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Sonoma State 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from UPI small college poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Puget Sound*
W 35–342,000
September 18at San Francisco*
W 35–122,000
September 25at Valley State*
L 0–342,000–4,000[1]
October 2at Azusa Pacific*Azusa, CAW 39–81,500
October 9Humboldt State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 17–241,500–3,000[2]
October 16at UC Davis
L 10–285,400–6,000[3]
October 23Sonoma State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 31–202,500
October 30at Santa Clara*
L 10–564,500
November 6at Chico State
L 7–5410,000
November 13Cal State Hayward
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 18–172,500–3,000[4]
November 20at Sacramento State
L 7–453,000–3,700[5]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

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The following San Francisco State players were selected in the 1972 NFL draft.[7][8][9]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Dennis Pete Defensive back 7 178 Oakland Raiders

References

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  1. ^ "San Diego St. in Slump, Bows to Southern Mississippi, 10-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  2. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "1972 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  8. ^ "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  9. ^ "Draft History: San Francisco State". Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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