1971 Chico State Wildcats football team

1971 Chico State Wildcats football
FWC co-champion
Camellia Bowl, L 28–32 vs. Boise State
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record9–2 (5–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
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 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Pete Riehlman, Chico State compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the FWC title with UC Davis. At the end of the regular season, the Aggies were invited to play in the Camellia Bowl, where they lost to Boise State, 32–28. This was the only postseason bowl game in the history of the Chico State Wildcats football program. The team outscored its opponents 394 to 164 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California. This was the last year the stadium was named College Field. With the school's change to University status in 1972, the stadium was renamed "University Stadium".

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Southern Oregon*
W 31–9
September 25at Redlands*
W 31–0
October 2at United States International*
W 27–26
October 9at Cal State Hayward
L 20–286,000[1]
October 16Sacramento State
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 37–77,200[2]
October 23Humboldt State
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 34–147,000[3]
October 30at UC Davis
W 38–207,000[4]
November 6San Francisco State
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 54–710,000[5]
November 13San Francisco*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 41–7
November 20at Sonoma State
W 53–14
December 11at Boise State*
L 28–3216,313[6]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

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The following Chico State players were selected in the 1972 NFL draft.[8][9][10]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Jewell McCullar Linebacker 15 382 Cleveland Browns

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "Eric Guthrie rallies Boise". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 12, 1971. p. 9, sports.
  7. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  8. ^ "1972 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  9. ^ "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  10. ^ "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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