1971 San Francisco State Gators football team

American college football season

1971 San Francisco State Gators football

Conference| Far Western Conference
Record| 5–6 (2–4 FWC)
Head coach|

* Vic Rowen (11th season)

Offensive coordinator| Dick Logan (2nd season)
Home stadium| Cox Stadium

Seasons

<- 1970

1972 ->

1971 Far Western Conference football standings

* v
* t
* e

| 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

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.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

|
|
|
|
|

September 11| Puget Sound*|

* Cox Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| W 35–34| 2,000|
September 18| at San Francisco*|

* Kezar Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| W 35–12| 2,000|
September 25| at Valley State*|

* North Campus Stadium
* Northridge, CA

| L 0–34| 2,000–4,000| [1]
October 2| at Azusa Pacific*| Azusa, CA| W 39–8| 1,500|
October 9| Humboldt State|

* Cox Stadium
* San Francisco, Ca

| L 17–24| 3,000|
October 16| at UC Davis|

* Toomey Field
* Davis, CA

| L 10–28| 5,400–6,000| [2]
October 23| Sonoma State|

* Cox Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| W 31–20| 2,500|
October 30| at Santa Clara*|

* Buck Shaw Stadium
* Santa Clara, CA

| L 10–56| 4,500|
November 6| at Chico State|

* University Stadium
* Chico, CA

| L 7–54| 10,000|
November 13| Cal State Hayward|

* Cox Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| W 18–17| 2,500–3,000| [3]
November 20| at Sacramento State|

* Hornet Stadium
* Sacramento, CA

| L 7–45| 3,000–3,700| [4]

* *Non-conference game

[5]

## Team players in the NFL[edit]

The following San Francisco State players were selected in the 1972 NFL Draft.[6][7][8]

Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team

|
|
|
|

Dennis Pete | Defensive back | 7 | 178 | Oakland Raiders

## References[edit]

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". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
3. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
4. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
5. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
6. ^ "1972 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
7. ^ "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
8. ^ "Draft History: San Francisco State". Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.

* v
* t
* e

San Francisco State Gators football

Venues|

* Ewing Field (1931–1935)
* Roberts Field (1936–1941)
* Cox Stadium (1946–1994)

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943–1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[Conf]: Conference record
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[T]: Ties
*[No.]: Number