The 1971 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College^{[note 1]} during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA).^{[note 2]}

The Aztecs were led by head coach Don Coryell, in his eleventh year, and played home games at San Diego Stadium^{[note 3]} in San Diego, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 2–3 PCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at Southern Miss*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 0–10	11,157	[1]
October 2	Northern Illinois*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	W 30–10	26,043	[2]
October 9	Pacific (CA)	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	W 14–7	39,464	[3]
October 16	at UC Santa Barbara	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 27–23	5,500	[4]
October 22	Utah State*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	W 36–20	25,047	[5]
October 30	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	L 10–17	11,140	[6][7]
November 6	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 7–45	16,394	[8]
November 13	Long Beach State	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 7–12	28,468	[9]
November 20	Arizona*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	W 39–10	21,681	[10]
November 27	Iowa State*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 31–48	25,490	[11]
December 4	North Texas State*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	W 44–28	16,278	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1972 NFL Draft.^[15]

Team awards

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