1971 Sacramento State Hornets football team

1971 Sacramento State Hornets football
1971 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	4–5–1 (2–3–1 FWC)
Head coach	Ray Clemons (11th season);
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

The 1971 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College—now known as California State University, Sacramento—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Ray Clemons, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 238 to 228 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

1971 Far Western Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
UC Davis +	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
No. 11 Chico State +	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	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 UPI small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Santa Clara*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 14–35	3,200
September 25	at Cal Poly Pomona*	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	L 13–14	3,000	^[1]
October 2	Sonoma State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 23–22	3,029
October 9	San Francisco*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 41–25	3,400
October 16	at Chico State	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 7–37	7,200
October 23	Cal State Hayward	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	T 27–27	2,500–4,100	^[2]
October 30	at Saint Mary's*	Moraga, CA	W 38–21
November 6	at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 3–26	5,000–6,000	^[3]
November 13	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA (rivalry)	L 17–24	7,500
November 20	San Francisco State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 45–7	3,700
*Non-conference game