1971 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1971 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State College—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Joe Harper, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title for the third consecutive season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

1971 Cal Poly Mustangs football
CCAA champion
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–5 (3–0 CCAA)
Head coach	Joe Harper (4th season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium
Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cal Poly $	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Valley State	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
UC Riverside	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Boise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 14–18	12,357	[1]
September 25	No. 4 Montana*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 14–38	7,500	[2]
October 2	at Humboldt State*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 39–21	6,000–6,500	[3]
October 16	Fresno State*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 10–13	8,500	[4]
October 23	at Valley State	Devonshire Downs Northridge, CA	W 19–0	4,500	[5]
October 30	Long Beach State*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 7–20	6,633	[6]
November 6	at UNLV*	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	W 13–3	4,762–6,500	[7][8]
November 13	UC Santa Barbara*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 9–3	3,250
November 20	Cal State Fullerton	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 23–14	4,150	[9]
November 27	at Cal State Hayward*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 15–17	3,000
December 4	Cal Poly Pomona	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 63–12	2,700	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Cal Poly Mustangs were selected in the 1972 NFL draft.^[13][14]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Fredrick Wegis	Defensive back	12	289	Cincinnati Bengals