1971 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record6–5 (3–2 CCAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Padilla (4th season)
Home stadiumRatcliffe Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Long Beach State $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
San Jose State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 6 – 1
Fresno State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
San Diego State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
UC Santa Barbara 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Pacific (CA) 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Cal State Los Angeles 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1971 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College—now known as California State University, Fresno—as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Darryl Rogers, the Fresno State compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the PCAA. The Bulldogs played their home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.

At the end of the season, a charity bowl game was played to benefit the children of three Cal State Fullerton coaches and a pilot who had been killed in an airplane crash a month earlier.[1] The game was called Mercy Bowl II, and was played on December 11 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Cal State Hayward*
L 14–188,769
September 18San Jose State
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 14–78,526
September 25at Montana State*
L 28–377,500[2]
October 2Hawaii*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 19–89,441[3]
October 16at Cal Poly*
W 13–108,500[4]
October 23Cal State Los Angeles
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 47–77,723[5]
October 30San Diego State
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 17–1011,140[6]
November 5at Long Beach State
L 13–30
November 13Valley State*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 23–75,457
November 20at Pacific (CA)
L 13–1410,000[7]
December 11at Cal State Fullerton*
L 14–1716,854[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ a b "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "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
  3. ^ "Bulldogs crush Islanders 19–8". The Fresno Bee. October 3, 1971. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Metcalf Leads 49ers Past Diablos, 36-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 17, 1971. p. D-16. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "Diablos Lose to Fresno St., 47-7". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. October 24, 1971. p. S-2. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "San Diego St. Suffers 17-10 Loss to Fresno". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 31, 1971. p. D-16. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Cal Lutheran Wins, Awaits NAIA Bid". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 21, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ Dave Distel (December 12, 1971). "16,854 See Fullerton Win Mercy Bowl". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-1. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "Fresno State 1971 Schedule". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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