1971 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
American college football season
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The 1971 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State College—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Joe Harper, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title for the third consecutive season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
| 1971 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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CCAA champion | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 6–5 (3–0 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at Boise State* | L 14–18 | 12,357 | [1] | |
| September 25 | No. 4 Montana* | L 14–38 | 7,500 | [2] | |
| October 2 | at Humboldt State* | W 39–21 | 6,000–6,500 | [3] | |
| October 16 | Fresno State* |
| L 10–13 | 8,500 | [4] |
| October 23 | at Valley State | W 19–0 | 4,500 | [5] | |
| October 30 | Long Beach State* |
| L 7–20 | 6,633 | [6] |
| November 6 | at UNLV* | W 13–3 | 4,762–6,500 | [7][8] | |
| November 13 | UC Santa Barbara* |
| W 9–3 | 3,250 | |
| November 20 | Cal State Fullerton |
| W 23–14 | 4,150 | [9] |
| November 27 | at Cal State Hayward* | L 15–17 | 3,000 | ||
| December 4 | Cal Poly Pomona |
| W 63–12 | 2,700 | [10] |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Cal Poly Mustangs were selected in the 1972 NFL draft.[13][14]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Fredrick Wegis | Defensive back | 12 | 289 | Cincinnati Bengals |
