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1971 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

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 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State College at Hayward—now known as California State University, East Bay—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Rodrigo, Cal State Hayward compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, placing third in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 272 to 185 for the season. The Pioneers played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Fresno State*
W 18–148,769–11,500[1]
September 18at Valley State*
W 26–35,000
October 2at San Francisco*
W 48–203,000
October 9Chico State
W 28–206,000
October 16at Sonoma State
W 42–213,000
October 23at Sacramento State
T 27–272,500–4,100[2]
October 30Humboldt State
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
W 20–172,500–4,500[3]
November 6UC Davis
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
L 29–306,000
November 13at San Francisco State
L 17–182,500–3,000[4]
November 27Cal Poly*
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
W 17–153,000
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

  1. ^ Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.

References

  1. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993". Retrieved February 2, 2018.