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.
| 1971 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 7–2–1 (3–2–1 FWC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Tim Tierney (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Pioneer Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Chico State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | at Fresno State* | W 18–14 | 8,769–11,500 | [1] | |
| September 18 | at Valley State* | W 26–3 | 5,000 | ||
| October 2 | at San Francisco* | W 48–20 | 3,000 | ||
| October 9 | Chico State | W 28–20 | 6,000 | ||
| October 16 | at Sonoma State |
| W 42–21 | 3,000 | |
| October 23 | at Sacramento State | T 27–27 | 2,500–4,100 | [2] | |
| October 30 | Humboldt State |
| W 20–17 | 2,500–4,500 | [3] |
| November 6 | UC Davis |
| L 29–30 | 6,000 | |
| November 13 | at San Francisco State |
| L 17–18 | 2,500–3,000 | [4] |
| November 27 | Cal Poly* |
| W 17–15 | 3,000 | |
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Notes
edit- ^ Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.
References
edit- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993". Retrieved February 2, 2018.