1971 Valley State Matadors football team

The 1971 Valley State Matadors football team represented San Fernando Valley State College—now known as California State University, Northridge—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Rod Humenuik, Valley State compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing third in the CCAA. The Matadors played home games at the new campus stadium, North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

1971 Valley State Matadors football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–7 (1–2 CCAA)
Head coach	Rod Humenuik (1st season)
Home stadium	North Campus 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	Cal State Hayward*	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 3–26	5,000	[1]
September 25	San Francisco State*	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 34–0	2,000–4,000	[2][3]
October 2	at Long Beach State*	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 7–34
October 9	UC Santa Barbara*	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 15–14
October 16	at Cal State Fullerton	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	L 8–36	4,950	[4]
October 23	Cal Poly	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 0–19	4,500	[5]
October 30	at Northern Arizona*	Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ	L 0–48	5,870	[6]
November 6	Cal Poly Pomona	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 37–31	1,500	[7]
November 13	at Fresno State*	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 7–23	5,457	[8]
November 20	at Cal State Los Angeles*	East Los Angeles College Stadium Monterey Park, CA	W 31–7	1,000–1,500	[9][10]
November 27	Weber State*	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 7–44	1,000	[11][12]
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Valley State players were selected in the 1972 NFL draft.^[14][15][16]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Leon Pettigrew	Tackle	13	331	San Francisco 49ers
Ted Covington	Wide receiver	13	333	Oakland Raiders