1971 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 1971 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College[note 1] during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by head coach Darryl Rogers, in his sixth year, and they played their home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 3–2 PCAA).

1971 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
1971 record6–5 (3–2 PCAA)
Head coachDarryl Rogers (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Padilla (4th season)
Home stadiumRatcliffe Stadium
(Capacity: 13,000)
1971 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

At the end of the season, an extra charity bowl game was added due 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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11Cal State Hayward[note 3]*
L 14–188,769
September 18San Jose State[note 4]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 14–78,526
September 25at Montana State*
L 28–37[2]7,500
October 2Hawaii*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 19–89,441
October 16at Cal Poly[note 5]*
W 13–10[3]8,500
October 23Cal State Los Angeles
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 47–7[4]7,723
October 30San Diego State[note 6]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 17–10[5]11,140
November 5at Long Beach State[note 7]
L 13–30
November 13Valley State[note 8]*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 23–75,457
November 20at Pacific (CA)
L 13–14[6]10,000
December 11at Cal State Fullerton[note 9]*
L 14–17[7]16,854
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Fresno State players were selected in the 1972 NFL Draft.[10][11]

Notes
  1. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  2. The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
  3. California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
  4. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. 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.
  6. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.
  8. California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
  9. California State University, Fullerton was known as California State College at Fullerton from 1964 to 1971.

References
  1. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 12 December 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. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. 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.
  8. "Fresno State 1971 Schedule". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  9. "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  10. "1972 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  11. "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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