1971 Pacific
3–8 (1–4 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Homer Smith. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Hawai’i 40–17Nov 6
By 23 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs Miami (OH) | L 10–17 | 36% |
| Sep 18 | at UTEP | L 3–21 | 29% |
| Sep 25 | atLong Beach State | L 14–15 | 33% |
| Oct 2 | vsCalifornia–Santa Barbara | L 7–21 | 73% |
| Oct 9 | at San Diego State | L 7–14 | 19% |
| Oct 16 | vs Idaho | L 12–13 | 56% |
| Oct 23 | at Montana | W 30–14 | 64% |
| Oct 30 | at San José State | L 18–28 | 40% |
| Nov 6 | vs Hawai’i | W 40–17 | 58% |
| Nov 13 | at Western Michigan | L 21–25 | 17% |
| Nov 20 | vs Fresno State | W 14–13 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Fresno State 14–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.
In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1971.
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 1–4 6th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 176–198
- Coach
- Homer Smith
- Elo
- 1345 −63 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.5 No. 89 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1971 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach State | 5–1 | 8–4 | |
| San José State | 4–1 | 5–6–1 | |
| Fresno State | 3–2 | 6–5 | |
| San Diego State | 2–3 | 6–5 | |
| California–Santa Barbara | 2–3 | 3–8 | |
| Pacific | 1–4 | 3–8 | |
| Cal State Los Angeles | 0–3 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.