1971 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

American college football season

1971 Fresno State Bulldogs football

Mercy Bowl II, L 14–17 at Cal State Fullerton

Conference| California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record| 6–5 (3–2 CCAA)
Head coach|

* Darryl Rogers (6th season)

Defensive coordinator| Bob Padilla (4th season)
Home stadium| Ratcliffe Stadium

Seasons

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1972 ->

1971 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Long Beach State $  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
San Jose State | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 1
Fresno State | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
San Diego State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
UC Santa Barbara | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Pacific (CA) | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Cal State Los Angeles | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1971 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College—now known as California State University, Fresno—as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Darryl Rogers, the Fresno State compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the PCAA. The Bulldogs played their home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.

At the end of the season, a charity bowl game was played to benefit the children of three Cal State Fullerton coaches and a pilot who had been killed in an airplane crash a month earlier.[1] The game was called Mercy Bowl II, and was played on December 11 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 11| Cal State Hayward*|

* Ratcliffe Stadium
* Fresno, CA

| L 14–18| 8,769|
September 18| San Jose State|

* Ratcliffe Stadium
* Fresno, CA (rivalry)

| W 14–7| 8,526|
September 25| at Montana State*|

* Gatton Field
* Bozeman, MT

| L 28–37| 7,500| [2]
October 2| Hawaii*|

* Ratcliffe Stadium
* Fresno, CA (rivalry)

| W 19–8| 9,441| [3]
October 16| at Cal Poly*|

* Mustang Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, CA

| W 13–10| 8,500| [4]
October 23| Cal State Los Angeles|

* Ratcliffe Stadium
* Fresno, CA

| W 47–7| 7,723| [5]
October 30| San Diego State|

* Ratcliffe Stadium
* Fresno, CA (rivalry)

| W 17–10| 11,140| [6]
November 5| at Long Beach State|

* Veterans Stadium
* Long Beach, CA

| L 13–30| |
November 13| Valley State*|

* Ratcliffe Stadium
* Fresno, CA

| W 23–7| 5,457|
November 20| at Pacific (CA)|

* Pacific Memorial Stadium
* Stockton, CA

| L 13–14| 10,000| [7]
December 11| at Cal State Fullerton*|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA (Mercy Bowl II)

| L 14–17| 16,854| [8]

* *Non-conference game

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## References

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1. ^ a b "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 12, 2016.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "Bulldogs crush Islanders 19–8". The Fresno Bee. October 3, 1971. Retrieved April 12, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Metcalf Leads 49ers Past Diablos, 36-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 17, 1971. p. D-16. Retrieved March 14, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Diablos Lose to Fresno St., 47-7". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. October 24, 1971. p. S-2. Retrieved February 3, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "San Diego St. Suffers 17-10 Loss to Fresno". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 31, 1971. p. D-16. Retrieved March 14, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Cal Lutheran Wins, Awaits NAIA Bid". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 21, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved March 14, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Dave Distel (December 12, 1971). "16,854 See Fullerton Win Mercy Bowl". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-1. Retrieved February 8, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Fresno State 1971 Schedule". Retrieved December 12, 2016.

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