1971 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1971 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College[note 1] during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season.

1971 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1971 record4–5–1 (2–3–1 FWC)
Head coachRay Clemons (11th season)
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
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

Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Hornets were led by head coach Ray Clemons in his eleventh season. They played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of four wins and five losses and one tie (4–5–1, 2–3–1 FWC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 228–238 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 18Santa Clara*
L 14–35
September 25at Cal Poly Pomona[note 3]*
  • Kellogg Field
  • Pomona, CA
L 13–143,000[1]
October 2Sonoma State[note 4]
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 23–22
October 9San Francisco*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 41–25
October 16at Chico State[note 5]
L 7–37
October 23Cal State Hayward[note 6]
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
T 27–27
October 30at Saint Mary’s*Moraga, CAW 38–21
November 6at Humboldt State[note 7]
L 3–26
November 13at UC Davis[note 8]
L 17–24
November 20San Francisco State[note 9]
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 45–7
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1972 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

Notes
  1. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 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 Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was officially known as California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis from 1966 to 1971. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
  4. Sonoma State University was known as Sonoma State College from 1960 to 1977.
  5. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
  7. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  8. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  9. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 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. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  3. "1972 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  5. "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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