1971 Fresno State

6–⁠5 (3–⁠2 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Darryl Rogers.

Schedule and results

Fresno State in 1971, game by game: lost at Hayward State 14–18; won vs. San José State 14–7; lost at Montana State 28–37; won vs. Hawai’i 19–8; won at Cal Poly 13–10; won at Cal State Los Angeles 47–7; won vs. San Diego State 17–10; lost at Long Beach State 13–30; won vs. Cal State Northridge 23–7; lost at Pacific 13–14; lost vs. Cal State Fullerton 14–17+40−17Lost 14–18 at Hayward State-4Hayward StateWon 14–7 vs. San José State+7San José StateLost 28–37 at Montana State-9Montana StateWon 19–8 vs. Hawai’i+11Hawai’iWon 13–10 at Cal Poly+3Cal PolyWon 47–7 at Cal State Los Angeles+40Cal State Los A…Won 17–10 vs. San Diego State+7San Diego StateLost 13–30 at Long Beach State-17Long Beach StateWon 23–7 vs. Cal State Northridge+16Cal State North…Lost 13–14 at Pacific-1PacificLost 14–17 vs. Cal State Fullerton-3Cal State Fulle…
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 Fullerton 17–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠2 3rd in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
215–⁠165
Coach
Darryl Rogers
Elo
1376 −16 this season
SP+ rating
-3.9 No. 86 of 120; offense No. 99, defense No. 54
SRS
−1.1 No. 72 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Bob Padilla

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.