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American college football season
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 .
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 11 Puget Sound * W 35–342,000 September 18 at San Francisco * W 35–122,000 September 25 at Valley State * L 0–342,000–4,000 [ 1] October 2 at Azusa Pacific * Azusa, CA W 39–81,500 October 9 Humboldt State Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA L 17–241,500–3,000 [ 2] October 16 at UC Davis L 10–285,400–6,000 [ 3] October 23 Sonoma State Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA W 31–202,500 October 30 at Santa Clara * L 10–564,500 November 6 at Chico State L 7–5410,000 November 13 Cal State Hayward Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA W 18–172,500–3,000 [ 4] November 20 at Sacramento State L 7–453,000–3,700 [ 5]
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Team players in the NFL [ edit ] 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
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