1971 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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1971 San Diego State Aztecs football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record6–5 (2–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Rod Dowhower (4th season)
Home stadium San Diego Stadium
Seasons
  1970
1972  
1971 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Long Beach State $ 5 1 08 4 0
San Jose State 4 1 05 6 1
Fresno State 3 2 06 5 0
San Diego State 2 3 06 5 0
UC Santa Barbara 2 3 03 8 0
Pacific (CA) 1 4 03 8 0
Cal State Los Angeles 0 3 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1971 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College [note 1] during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA). [note 2]

Contents

The Aztecs were led by head coach Don Coryell, in his eleventh year, and played home games at San Diego Stadium [note 3] in San Diego, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 2–3 PCAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Southern Miss *L 0–1011,157 [1]
October 2 Northern Illinois *W 30–1026,043 [2]
October 9 Pacific (CA)
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 14–739,464 [3]
October 16at UC Santa Barbara W 27–235,500 [4]
October 22 Utah State *
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 36–2025,047 [5]
October 30at Fresno State L 10–1711,140 [6] [7]
November 6at San Jose State L 7–4516,394 [8]
November 13 Long Beach State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
L 7–1228,468 [9]
November 20 Arizona *
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 39–1021,681 [10]
November 27 Iowa State *
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
L 31–4825,490 [11]
December 4 North Texas State *
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 44–2816,278 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1972 NFL draft. [15]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Willie Buchanon Defensive back17 Green Bay Packers
Tom ReynoldsWide receiver249 New England Patriots
Martin Imhof Defensive end – Defensive tackle484 St. Louis Cardinals
Robert West Wide receiver490 Dallas Cowboys
Bruce WardGuard6141 San Diego Chargers
Brian Sipe Quarterback13330 Cleveland Browns
Marv OwensWide receiver14361 Minnesota Vikings

Team awards

AwardPlayer
Most Valuable Player
(John Simcox Memorial Trophy)
Tom Reynolds
Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen
(Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy)
Steve Henson, Off
Ty Youngs, Def
Team captains
Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy
Brian Sipe, Off
Willie Buchanon, Def
Most Inspirational PlayerTy Youngs

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Notes

  1. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
  3. San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as San Diego Stadium from its opening in 1967 through 1980.

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