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1971 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Mercy Bowl II, L 14–17 at Cal State Fullerton
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record6–5 (3–2 CCAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Padilla (4th season)
Home stadiumRatcliffe Stadium
Seasons← 19701972 →
1971 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Long Beach State $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
San Jose State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 6 – 1
Fresno State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
San Diego State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
UC Santa Barbara 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Pacific (CA) 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Cal State Los Angeles 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1971 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College—now known as California State University, Fresno—as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Darryl Rogers, the Fresno State compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the PCAA. The Bulldogs played their home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.

At the end of the season, a charity bowl game was played to benefit the children of three Cal State Fullerton coaches and a pilot who had been killed in an airplane crash a month earlier. The game was called Mercy Bowl II, and was played on December 11 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Cal State Hayward*L 14–188,769
September 18San Jose State
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 14–78,526
September 25at Montana State*L 28–377,500
October 2Hawaii*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 19–89,441
October 16at Cal Poly*W 13–108,500
October 23Cal State Los Angeles
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 47–77,723
October 30San Diego State
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 17–1011,140
November 5at Long Beach StateL 13–30
November 13Valley State*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 23–75,457
November 20at Pacific (CA)L 13–1410,000
December 11at Cal State Fullerton*L 14–1716,854
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  9. "1971 Football Schedule". Fresno State Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  10. "Fresno State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fresno State Athletics. p. 121. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
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