1971 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team

The 1971 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State College at Fullerton—now known as California State University, Fullerton—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Dick Coury in his second and final season as head coach, Cal State Fullerton compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, placing second in the CCAA. At the end of the season, the Titans took part in the second Mercy Bowl, a benefit for the families of three Cal State Fullerton assistant coaches who had perished in a plane crash a month earlier. Cal State Fullerton played home games at three different sites: four games Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California, one at Santa Ana Stadium in Santa Ana, California, and one at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.

1971 Cal State Fullerton Titans football
Mercy Bowl, W 17–14 vs. Fresno State
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record7–4 (3–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAnaheim Stadium
Santa Ana Stadium
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1971 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cal Poly $ 3 –0 –06 –5 –0
Cal State Fullerton 3 –1 –07 –4 –0
Valley State 1 –2 –04 –7 –0
Cal Poly Pomona 1 –3 –06 –5 –0
UC Riverside 0 –2 –02 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Southern Utah State*
W 42–133,173[1]
October 2at Whittier*
W 13–3[2]
October 8at Cal Poly Pomona
W 24–123,500[3]
October 16Valley State
W 36–84,950[4]
October 23at Cal Lutheran*
L 14–245,500[5]
October 29Cal State Los Angeles*
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
L 17–203,317–3,400[6][7]
November 6UC Riverside
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
W 28–173,925[8]
November 13at United States International*
W 40–303,500[9]
November 20at Cal Poly
L 14–234,150[10]
November 27Grambling*
L 26–5960,000–60,4155[11]
December 11Fresno State*
W 17–1416,854[12]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Fullerton Titans were selected in the 1972 NFL Draft.[15][16]

The following finished their college career in 1971, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Mike ErnstQuarterback1972 Denver Broncos

References
  1. Earl Gustkey (September 26, 1971). "Titans'Aerial Attack Stops Southern Utah, 42-13". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-15. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. Earl Gustkey (October 3, 1971). "Cal State Turns Back Dogged Whittier, 13-3". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-15. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  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.open access
  4. Earl Gustkey (October 17, 1971). "Titans Shine in the Rain, 36-8". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-17. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. "Cal Lutheran Defense Racks Up Fullerton". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 24, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. Earl Gustkey (October 30, 1971). "Cal State's Fortunes Suffer Another Jolt With 20-17 Setback". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-14. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  8. Earl Gustkey (November 7, 1971). "Long Kick Returns Pace Cal State, 28-17". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-13. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  9. Earl Gustkey (November 14, 1971). "Titans Turn Certain Defeat Into Victory". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-15. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  10. "Cal Poly Turns Back Fullerton St., 23-14". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. November 21, 1971. p. D-15. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  11. Earl Gustkey (November 28, 1971). "It Was an Execution by Grambling -- 59-26". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-1. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  12. Dave Distel (December 12, 1971). "16,854 See Fullerton Win Mercy Bowl". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-1. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  13. "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  14. "1971 - Cal St.-Fullerton". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  15. "1972 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  16. "Cal State-Fullerton Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 6, 2017.
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