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San Diego State

PCAA · 1971 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
2nd
1–3 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
58
1969–2026
All-Time Record
373–299–8
0.554 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1969
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 4 · Top 25: 9
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons · 3 Top 10

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

1971 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 28Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 0–10
6Week 6 · Oct 5Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1W 30–10
7Week 7 · Oct 12Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA3–8W 14–7
8Week 8 · Oct 19SANTA BARBARAUnranked—W 27–23
9Week 9 · Oct 26Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND FBSI8–3W 36–20
10Week 10 · Nov 2Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–5L 10–17
11Week 11 · Nov 9San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–6–1L 7–45
12Week 12 · Nov 16Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA8–4L 7–12
13Week 13 · Nov 23Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND WAC5–6W 39–10
14Week 14 · Nov 30Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B88–4L 31–48
13Regular Season Final · Dec 7North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND MVC3–8W 44–28

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
3.086
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
0
-24+24
  • Utah State +8
  • Northern Illinois +5
  • Arizona +5
  • Pacific +3
  • North Texas +3
  • Long Beach State -4
  • Iowa State -4
  • Southern Miss -5
  • Fresno State -5
  • San José State -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 #49Better than 65%
Win % Place 50thBetter than 64%

0.545 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#49Regular Season Final#50Post-Season W1#51Post-Season W2#51Post-Season W3#49Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-10
+20
+7
+4
+16
-7
-38
-5
+29
-17
+16

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

Final Rank by Season
#51969#191970

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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