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San José State

PCAA · 1971 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–6–1
0.458 Win %
Conference
3rd
3–1 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
77
1950–2026
All-Time Record
376–461–14
0.450 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2020
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 6
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 6 seasons

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

1971 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 21Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–5L 7–14
5Week 5 · Sep 28California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC6–5L 10–34
6Week 6 · Oct 5Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 20–34
7Week 7 · Oct 12Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA8–4W 30–28
8Week 8 · Oct 19New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC6–3–2T 21–21
9Week 9 · Oct 26Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC5–6L 14–34
10Week 10 · Nov 2Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA3–8W 28–18
11Week 11 · Nov 9San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–5W 45–7
12Week 12 · Nov 16Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC9–3W 13–12
13Week 13 · Nov 23Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND WAC11–1L 6–49
14Week 14 · Nov 30SANTA BARBARAUnranked—W 55–10
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 21Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND MVC5–6L 9–28

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
3.366
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
0
-26+26
  • Stanford +9
  • Long Beach State +8
  • San Diego State +6
  • Pacific +3
  • New Mexico 0
  • Arizona State -1
  • Houston -3
  • Fresno State -5
  • California -5
  • Oregon -6
  • Memphis -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 #59Better than 58%
Win % Place 65thBetter than 53%

0.458 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#47Regular Season Final#48Post-Season W1#60Post-Season W2#60Post-Season W3#59Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
-24
-14
+2
0
-20
+10
+38
+1
-43
+45
-19

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

Final Rank by Season
#1071966#1031967#1071968#961969#921970

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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