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1971 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record4–5–1 (2–3–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 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 UPI small college poll

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

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]*
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

[2]

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.Open access icon
  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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