1971 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis + 5 1 0 9 1 0
No. 11 Chico State + 5 1 0 9 2 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 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College—now known as San Francisco State University—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the FWC. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 332 to 209. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Puget Sound*W 35–342,000
September 18at San Francisco*
W 35–122,000
September 25at Valley State*L 0–342,000–4,000[1]
October 2at Azusa Pacific*Azusa, CAW 39–81,500
October 9Humboldt State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 17–241,500–3,000[2]
October 16at UC DavisL 10–285,400–6,000[3]
October 23Sonoma State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 31–202,500
October 30at Santa Clara*L 10–564,500
November 6at Chico State
L 7–5410,000
November 13Cal State Hayward
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 18–172,500–3,000[4]
November 20at Sacramento StateL 7–453,000–3,700[5]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Francisco State players were selected in the 1972 NFL draft.[7][8][9]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Dennis Pete Defensive back 7 178 Oakland Raiders

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