1971 Sonoma State Cossacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record2–8 (0–6 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCossacks Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
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1971 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 UPI 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 College Division poll

The 1971 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State College—now known as Sonoma State University—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Carl Peterson in his second and final season as head coach, Sonoma State compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of sevens teams in the FWC. The team was outscored by their opponents 277 to 153 for the season. The played Cossacks played home games at Cossacks Stadium[note 1] in Rohnert Park, California.

Peterson finished his stint as Sonoma State with an overall record of 6–12–1, for a .342 winning percentage. In April 1972, Sonoma State announced it no longer field a football team due to financial issues.[1] They did not have another team until a club team was started in 1979.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Whittier*
L 7–10
September 25Oregon Tech*
W 34–14
October 2at Sacramento State
L 22–233,029[2]
October 9UC Davis
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
L 16–481,100[3]
October 16Cal State Hayward
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
L 21–423,000[4]
October 23at San Francisco State
L 20–312,500[5]
October 30at San Francisco*
W 13–10411[6]
November 6Cal Lutheran*
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
L 6–40
November 13Humboldt State
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
L 0–6
November 20Chico State
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
L 14–53
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

  1. ^ Cossacks Stadium was renamed in 2002 to Seawolf Stadium when the University changed the name of the mascot to Seawolves.

References

  1. ^ Glann Erickson (April 14, 1972). "Sonoma State quits football". Ukiah Daily Journal. Ukiah, California. p. 8. Retrieved November 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "1971 - Sonoma St. (CA)". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  9. ^ "Sonoma State Football - 1971". Retrieved November 14, 2017.
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