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Long Beach State

PCAA · 1971 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
1st
3–1 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
23
1969–1991
All-Time Record
129–126–2
0.506 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#26
1975
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 0
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 10 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Long Beach State head-to-head · History & Eras

1971 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC10–2L 13–29
4Week 4 · Sep 21Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1L 38–48
5Week 5 · Sep 28Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA3–8W 15–14
6Week 6 · Oct 5NORTHRIDGE STATEUnranked—W 34–7
7Week 7 · Oct 12San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–6–1L 28–30
8Week 8 · Oct 19LOS ANGELES STATEUnranked—W 36–7
9Week 9 · Oct 26SANTA BARBARAUnranked—W 31–10
10Week 10 · Nov 2CAL POLY-SAN LUIS OBISPOUnranked—W 20–7
11Week 11 · Nov 9Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–5W 30–13
12Week 12 · Nov 16San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–5W 12–7
13Week 13 · Nov 23Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND FBSI7–4W 46–21
14Week 14 · Nov 30UTEPH2HIND WAC5–6L 32–38

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.698
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+3
-19+22
  • Hawai'i +7
  • Fresno State +6
  • San Diego State +6
  • Pacific +3
  • Ole Miss -2
  • Northern Illinois -5
  • San José State -6
  • UTEP -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #40Better than 72%
Win % Place 30thBetter than 79%

0.667 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#38Regular Season Final#40Post-Season W1#40Post-Season W2#40Post-Season W3#40Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-16
-10
+1
+27
-2
+29
+21
+13
+17
+5
+25
-6

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#491969#331970

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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