| 1971Long Beach State 49ers football | |
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PCAA champion | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 8–4 (5–1 PCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Los Angeles | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1971 Long Beach State 49ers football team representedCalifornia State College, Long Beach[note 1] during the1971 NCAA University Division football season.
Cal State Long Beach competed in thePacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by third year head coachJim Stangeland, and played the majority of their home games atVeterans Stadium adjacent to the campus ofLong Beach City College inLong Beach, California. One home game was played atAnaheim Stadium inAnaheim, California. They finished the season as Champions of the PCAA, with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 5–1 PCAA).
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | 5:30 p.m. | atOle Miss* | L 13–29 | 33,500 | [1] | |
| September 18 | 5:30 p.m. | atNorthern Illinois* | L 38–48 | 11,687 | [2] | |
| September 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Pacific (CA) | W 15–14 | 6,853 | [3] | |
| October 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Valley State* |
| W 34–7 | 6,559 | [4] |
| October 8 | 7:30 p.m. | San Jose State | L 28–30 | 10,490–10,500 | [5][6] | |
| October 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Cal State Los Angeles |
| W 36–7 | 4,128 | [7] |
| October 23 | 7:30 p.m. | atUC Santa Barbara | W 31–10 | 8,500 | [8] | |
| October 30 | 7:30 p.m. | atCal Poly* | W 20–7 | 6,633 | [9] | |
| November 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Fresno State |
| W 30–13 | 10,310 | [10] |
| November 13 | 7:30 p.m. | atSan Diego State | W 12–7 | 28,468 | [11] | |
| November 20 | 11:00 p.m. | atHawaii* | W 46–21 | 14,510 | [12] | |
| November 27 | 6:00 p.m. | atUTEP* | L 32–38 | 6,530 | [13] | |
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The following were selected in the1972 NFL draft.[17]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| John Kahler | Defensive end | 6 | 153 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Jim Fassel | Quarterback | 7 | 167 | Chicago Bears |
| John Turner | Tight end | 11 | 270 | San Diego Chargers |
| Jim Kirby | Wide receiver | 16 | 407 | Los Angeles Rams |
The following finished their college career in 1970, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[18]
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Reggie Berry | Defensive back | 1972 San Diego Chargers |
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