1971 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

The 1971 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State College at Hayward[note 1] in the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Cal State Hayward competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

1971 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
Conference	Far Western Conference
1971 record	7–2–1 (3–2–1 FWC)
Head coach	Bob Rodrigo (1st season)
Home stadium	Pioneer Stadium (Capacity: 5,000)

1971 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 UPI 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 College Division poll

The Pioneers were led by first-year head coach Bob Rodrigo. They played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California. The Pioneers finished the season with a record of seven wins, two losses and one tie (7–2–1, 3–2–1 FWC). They outscored their opponents 272–185 for the 1971 season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	at Fresno State[note 3]*	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 18–14	8,769[1]
September 18	at Valley State[note 4]*	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 26–3
October 2	at San Francisco*	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 48–20
October 9	Chico State[note 5]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 28–20
October 16	at Sonoma State[note 6]	Cossacks Stadium[note 7] Rohnert Park, CA	W 42–21
October 23	at Sacramento State[note 8]	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	T 27–27
October 30	Humboldt State[note 9]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 20–17
November 6	UC Davis[note 10]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 29–30
November 13	at San Francisco State[note 11]	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 17–18
November 27	Cal Poly[note 12]*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 17–15
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Hayward Pioneers players were selected in the 1972 NFL Draft.[4][5]

Notes

1. California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
3. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
4. California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
5. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
6. Sonoma State University was known as Sonoma State College from 1960 to 1977.
7. Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.
8. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
9. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
10. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the "Cal Aggies" from 1922 until the mid 1970s.
11. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
12. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.

References

1. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 12, 2016.
2. "1971 - Cal St.-Hayward". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
3. "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
4. "1972 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
5. "Cal State-Hayward Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2018.