1971 Cal State Los Angeles

2–⁠8 (0–⁠3 Pacific Coast Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Cal State Los Angeles in 1971, game by game: lost vs. U.S. International 7–20; lost at Idaho State 6–19; won at Cal Poly-Pomona 29–25; lost at Hawai’i 0–26; lost at Long Beach State 7–36; lost vs. Fresno State 7–47; won at Cal State Fullerton 20–17; lost at California–Santa Barbara 0–26; lost vs. Cal Lutheran 7–22; lost vs. Cal State Northridge 7–31+7−40Lost 7–20 vs. U.S. International-13U.S. Internatio…Lost 6–19 at Idaho State-13Idaho StateWon 29–25 at Cal Poly-Pomona+4Cal Poly-PomonaLost 0–26 at Hawai’i-26Hawai’iLost 7–36 at Long Beach State-29Long Beach StateLost 7–47 vs. Fresno State-40Fresno StateWon 20–17 at Cal State Fullerton+3Cal State Fulle…Lost 0–26 at California–Santa Barbara-26California–Sant…Lost 7–22 vs. Cal Lutheran-15Cal LutheranLost 7–31 vs. Cal State Northridge-24Cal State North…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cal State Northridge 31–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 13 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
0–⁠3 7th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
90–⁠269
Coach
—
Elo
1062 −119 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−33.1 No. 128 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1971 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Long Beach State5–⁠18–⁠4
San José State4–⁠15–⁠6–⁠1
Fresno State3–⁠26–⁠5
San Diego State2–⁠36–⁠5
California–Santa Barbara2–⁠33–⁠8
Pacific1–⁠43–⁠8
Cal State Los Angeles0–⁠32–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.