1971 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1971 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season.

1971 San Francisco State Gators football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1971 record5–6 (2–4 FWC)
Head coachVic Rowen (11th season)
Offensive coordinatorDick Logan (2nd season)
Home stadiumCox Stadium
1971 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Gators were led by head coach Vic Rowen in his 11th year at the helm. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the regular season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 2–4 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 209–332.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11Puget Sound*
W 35–34
September 18at San Francisco*
W 35–12
September 25at Valley State[note 3]*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 0–344,000[1]
October 2at Azusa Pacific*Azusa, CaliforniaW 39–8
October 9Humboldt State[note 4]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco
L 17–24
October 16at UC Davis[note 5]
L 10–28
October 23Sonoma State[note 6]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 31–20
October 30at Santa Clara*
L 10–56
November 6at Chico State[note 7]
L 7–54
November 13Cal State Hayward[note 8]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 18–17
November 20at Sacramento State[note 9]
L 7–45
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Francisco State players were selected in the 1972 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Dennis PeteDefensive back7178Oakland Raiders

Notes
  1. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 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, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
  4. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  6. Sonoma State University was known as Sonoma State College from 1960 to 1977.
  7. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  8. California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
  9. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.

References
  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. "1971 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. "1972 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  5. "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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