1971 Sonoma State Cossacks football team

1971 Sonoma State Cossacks football
Conference	Far Western Conference
1971 record	2–8 (0–6 FWC)
Head coach	Carl Peterson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cossacks Stadium
Seasons ←  1970 1980  →

1971 Far Western Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 UPI 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
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from College Division poll

The 1971 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Sonoma State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC) ^{[note 1]} for the first time, after having played as an independent the previous two seasons.

The 1971 Cossacks were led by second-year head coach Carl Peterson. They played home games at Cossacks Stadium ^{[note 2]} in Rohnert Park, California. Sonoma State finished the season with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8, 0–6 FWC). The Cossacks were outscored by their opponents 153–277 for the season. This was the last season for the Cossacks with Coach Peterson at the helm. He finished his two years at Sonoma State with a record of 6–12–1, a .342 winning percentage.

In April 1972 it was announced that Sonoma State would no longer field a football team due to financial issues. ^[1] They did not have another team until a club team was started in 1979.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 18	at Whittier *	Memorial Stadium Whittier, CA	L 7–10
September 25	Oregon Tech *	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	W 34–14
October 2	at Sacramento State [note 3]	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 22–23
October 9	UC Davis [note 4]	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	L 16–48
October 16	Cal State Hayward [note 5]	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	L 21–42
October 23	at San Francisco State [note 6]	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 20–31
October 30	at San Francisco *	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 13–10
November 6	California Lutheran *	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	L 6–40
November 13	Humboldt State [note 7]	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	L 0–6
November 20	Chico State [note 8]	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	L 14–53
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sonoma State players were selected in the 1972 NFL Draft. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Notes

1. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
2. Cossacks Stadium would be renamed in 2002 to Seawolf Stadium when the University changed the name of the mascot to Seawolves.
3. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
4. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
5. California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
6. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
7. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
8. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

1. Glann Erickson (April 14, 1972). "Sonoma State quits football". Ukiah Daily Journal. Ukiah, California. p. 8. Retrieved November 17, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
2. "1971 - Sonoma St. (CA)". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
3. "Sonoma State Football - 1971" . Retrieved November 14, 2017.
4. "1972 NFL Draft" . Retrieved October 28, 2017.
5. "Sonoma St. Players/Alumni" . Retrieved October 28, 2017.
6. "Draft History: Sonoma State" . Retrieved October 28, 2017.