1971 California–Santa Barbara

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

Schedule and results

California–Santa Barbara in 1971, game by game: lost at Washington 7–65; lost at No. 8 Tennessee 6–48; won at Pacific 21–7; lost vs. Cal State Northridge 14–15; lost vs. San Diego State 23–27; lost vs. Long Beach State 10–31; lost at Hawai’i 14–23; won vs. Cal State Los Angeles 26–0; lost at Cal Poly 3–9; won at Santa Clara 28–22; lost vs. San José State 10–55+26−58Lost 7–65 at Washington-58WashingtonLost 6–48 at No. 8 Tennessee-42No. 8 TennesseeWon 21–7 at Pacific+14PacificLost 14–15 vs. Cal State Northridge-1Cal State North…Lost 23–27 vs. San Diego State-4San Diego StateLost 10–31 vs. Long Beach State-21Long Beach StateLost 14–23 at Hawai’i-9Hawai’iWon 26–0 vs. Cal State Los Angeles+26Cal State Los A…Lost 3–9 at Cal Poly-6Cal PolyWon 28–22 at Santa Clara+6Santa ClaraLost 10–55 vs. San José State-45San José State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San José State 55–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 12 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 4th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
162–⁠302
Coach
—
Elo
1233 −39 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.0 No. 108 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.