1971 San Francisco State Gators football team
American college football season
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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.
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 FWC)
Headcoach
- Vic Rowen (11th season)
OffensivecoordinatorDick Logan (2nd season)
| 1971 San Francisco State Gators football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (2–4 FWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dick Logan (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Cox Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Chico State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | Puget Sound* | W 35–34 | 2,000 | ||
| September 18 | at San Francisco* |
| W 35–12 | 2,000 | |
| September 25 | at Valley State* | L 0–34 | 2,000–4,000 | [1] | |
| October 2 | at Azusa Pacific* | Azusa, CA | W 39–8 | 1,500 | |
| October 9 | Humboldt State |
| L 17–24 | 1,500–3,000 | [2] |
| October 16 | at UC Davis | L 10–28 | 5,400–6,000 | [3] | |
| October 23 | Sonoma State |
| W 31–20 | 2,500 | |
| October 30 | at Santa Clara* | L 10–56 | 4,500 | ||
| November 6 | at Chico State |
| L 7–54 | 10,000 | |
| November 13 | Cal State Hayward |
| W 18–17 | 2,500–3,000 | [4] |
| November 20 | at Sacramento State | L 7–45 | 3,000–3,700 | [5] | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following San Francisco State players were selected in the 1972 NFL draft.[7][8][9]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Dennis Pete | Defensive back | 7 | 178 | Oakland Raiders |
