1971 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team

The 1971 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team represented California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis[note 1] during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season.

1971 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1971 record6–5 (1–3 CCAA)
Head coach
  • Roy Anderson (3rd season)
Home stadiumKellogg Field
1971 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Cal Poly Pomona competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). Cal Poly Pomona was led by third-year head coach Roy Anderson. They played home games at Kellogg Field in Pomona, California. The Broncos finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 1–3 CCAA). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 246–260 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 18at Southern Utah State[note 2]*
W 9–7
September 25Sacramento State[note 3]*
W 14–133,000[1]
October 2Cal State Los Angeles*
  • Kellogg Field
  • Pomona, California
L 25–293,100[2]
October 8Cal State Fullerton[note 4]
L 12–243,500[3]
October 16San Diego*
  • Kellogg Field
  • Pomona, California
W 50–193,000[4]
October 23at UC Riverside
W 35–01,500[5]
October 30Occidental*
  • Kellogg Field
  • Pomona, California
W 18–03,000[6]
November 6at Valley State[note 5]
L 31–371,500[7]
November 13at Santa Clara*
L 7–48
November 20Saint Mary's*
  • Kellogg Field
  • Pomona, California
W 33–202,900[8]
December 4at Cal Poly[note 6]
L 12–632,700[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Cal Poly Pomona players were selected in the 1972 NFL Draft.[12][13][14]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
John WiegmannWide receiver16393Cincinnati Bengals

Notes
  1. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was officially known as California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis from 1966 to 1971. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
  2. Southern Utah University was known as Southern Utah State College from 1969 to 1990.
  3. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  4. California State University, Fullerton was known as California State College at Fullerton from 1964 to 1971.
  5. California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
  6. The official name of Cal Poly is California Polytechnic State University. However, it has been more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly since 1947.

References
  1. "San Diego St. in Slump, Bows to Southern Mississippi, 10-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Diablos Snap 7-Game Losing Streak; Aztecs Rebound, 30-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 3, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Titans Win, 24-12". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1971. p. III-6. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Metcalf Leads 49ers Past Diablos, 36-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 17, 1971. p. D-16. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Long Beach St. Beats Santa Barbara, 31-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 24, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved February 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "San Diego St. Suffers 17-10 Loss to Fresno". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 31, 1971. p. D-16. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "San Jose St. Shocks San Diego St., 45-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 7, 1971. p. D-18. Retrieved February 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Cal Lutheran Wins, Awaits NAIA Bid". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 21, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Cal Poly (SLO) Breezes, 63-12". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 5, 1971. p. D-5. Retrieved February 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "1971 - Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  11. "Cal Poly Pomona football (1947‐1982)" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  12. "1972 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  13. "Cal Poly-Pomona Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  14. "Draft History: Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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