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The 1971 NCAA College Division football season was the 16th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.

Conference standings

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1971 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Idaho $4–1–08–3–0
No. 7 Boise State4–2–010–2–0
Montana3–2–06–5–0
Weber State3–2–17–2–1
Idaho State2–3–06–4–0
Northern Arizona1–3–05–5–0
Montana State0–5–12–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll
1971 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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Cal Poly $3–0–06–5–0
Cal State Fullerton3–1–07–4–0
Valley State1–2–04–7–0
Cal Poly Pomona1–3–06–5–0
UC Riverside0–2–02–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1971 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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Northern Division
Elizabeth City State xy$7–2–07–3–0
Virginia Union5–2–15–2–2
Virginia State3–2–05–3–1
Norfolk State2–3–03–6–0
Hampton1–6–01–9–0
Saint Paul's (VA)0–5–11–7–1
Southern Division
Winston-Salem State xy6–3–06–4–0
Johnson C. Smith3–2–05–4–0
Fayetteville State3–3–05–4–0
Livingstone3–3–04–6–0
Shaw3–5–04–6–0
Championship: Elizabeth City State 33, Winston-Salem State 22
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Virginia State forfeited wins over Shaw and Virginia Union.
1971 College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Southwestern (TN) +3–1–05–2–0
Centre +3–1–03–6–0
Washington and Lee2–2–04–5–0
Washington University1–3–04–5–0
Sewanee1–3–02–6–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1971 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 3 Carthage $^8–0–09–0–1
Carroll (WI)5–3–05–3–0
Augustana (IL)5–3–05–4–0
Illinois Wesleyan5–3–05–4–0
Millikin4–4–05–4–0
Elmhurst4–4–04–5–0
North Park4–4–04–5–0
Wheaton (IL)1–7–01–8–0
North Central (IL)0–8–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1971 Eastern Football Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Bridgeport $4–0–010–1–0
Montclair State3–1–07–2–0
Southern Connecticut State2–2–05–4–0
Central Connecticut State1–3–07–3–0
Glassboro State0–4–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1971 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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UC Davis +5–1–09–1–0
No. 11 Chico State +5–1–09–2–0
Cal State Hayward3–2–17–2–1
Humboldt State3–3–07–4–0
Sacramento State2–3–14–5–1
San Francisco State2–4–05–6–0
Sonoma State0–6–02–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1971 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 1 Livingston +^5–1–011–1–0
Troy State +5–1–06–3–0
Jacksonville State3–2–06–3–0
Tennessee–Martin3–3–05–5–0
Delta State2–4–03–5–1
Florence State0–6–01–10–0
Southeastern Louisiana0–6–00–11–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1971 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Alfred $3–0–08–0–0
St. Lawrence1–2–05–3–0
Hobart1–2–05–4–0
RPI1–2–04–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1971 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Saint Joseph's (IN) $4–0–08–2–0
Valparaiso3–1–08–2–0
Evansville2–2–03–6–0
Butler1–3–03–7–0
DePauw0–4–01–8–0
Indiana Central *0–0–06–5–0
Wabash *0–0–05–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – ineligible for conference title
1971 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Luther $6–1–08–1–0
Buena Vista5–2–06–2–0
William Penn5–2–06–3–0
Central (IA)4–3–06–3–0
Simpson (IA)4–3–05–4–0
Wartburg3–4–04–5–0
Upper Iowa0–6–12–6–1
Dubuque0–6–11–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1971 Little Three Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Williams $2–0–07–1–0
Amherst1–1–06–2–0
Wesleyan0–2–03–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1971 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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Bowdoin $2–0–03–4–0
Colby1–1–04–4–0
Bates0–2–00–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1971 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Hampden–Sydney $4–0–010–1–0
Johns Hopkins *2–0–06–3–0
Bridgewater3–1–06–3–0
Western Maryland1–3–05–4–0
Randolph–Macon1–3–04–5–0
Gallaudet *0–1–01–7–0
Towson State0–3–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – ineligible for conference title
1971 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 10 Alma +4–1–07–2–0
Adrian +4–1–05–4–0
Olivet2–2–13–4–1
Kalamazoo2–3–05–3–0
Hope2–3–04–5–0
Albion0–4–10–7–2
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1971 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Morgan State $5–0–16–4–1
North Carolina Central5–1–07–2–0
South Carolina State3–2–16–3–1
North Carolina A&T3–2–16–4–1
Maryland Eastern Shore1–4–11–5–2
Howard1–5–04–5–0
Delaware State1–5–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1971 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Northern Division
Upsala x4–3–05–3–0
Albright3–3–13–5–1
Delaware Valley3–4–04–4–0
Juniata1–4–23–4–2
Lycoming2–5–02–6–0
Susquehanna0–5–13–6–1
Wilkes *4–0–06–2–0
Wagner *3–1–05–4–0
Southern Division
Franklin & Marshall x6–1–06–2–0
Western Maryland4–1–05–4–0
Johns Hopkins5–2–06–3–0
Moravian6–3–06–3–0
Lebanon Valley5–3–05–4–0
Pennsylvania Military4–3–07–3–0
Ursinus4–3–04–4–0
Muhlenberg5–4–05–4–0
Dickinson3–4–03–5–0
Haverford1–6–02–6–0
Swarthmore0–8–00–8–0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible due to insufficient conference games
1971 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Monmouth (IL) +7–1–08–1–0
St. Olaf +7–1–08–1–0
Cornell (IA)5–3–06–3–0
Lawrence5–3–06–3–0
Knox4–4–05–4–0
Ripon4–4–05–4–0
Coe2–6–03–6–0
Grinnell1–7–02–8–0
Carleton1–7–01–8–0
Beloit0–0–01–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Beloit was allowed to compete with freshmen. Games with Beloit were not counted in the conference standings.
1971 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 7 Saint John's (MN) +6–1–08–1–0
Gustavus Adolphus +6–1–06–4–0
Minnesota–Duluth5–2–06–3–1
Concordia-Moorhead4–3–07–3–0
Hamline4–3–07–3–0
St. Thomas (MN)2–5–03–7–0
Macalester1–6–01–7–1
Augsburg0–7–01–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1971 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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NE Missouri State $6–0–09–1–0
SE Missouri State4–2–07–3–1
Lincoln (MO)3–3–05–5–0
Missouri–Rolla2–3–14–6–1
NW Missouri State2–4–04–5–0
Central Missouri State2–4–04–6–0
SW Missouri State1–4–11–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1971 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Montclair State $3–0–07–2–0
Jersey City State1–2–07–2–0
Trenton State1–2–02–5–1
Glassboro State1–2–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1971 North Central Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 9 North Dakota $5–1–06–3–1
North Dakota State4–2–07–2–0
Northern Iowa4–2–04–5–0
Morningside3–3–06–4–0
South Dakota3–3–03–7–0
South Dakota State2–4–03–7–0
Augustana (SD)0–6–01–8–1
Mankato State *0–0–07–3–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Ineligible for conference title
Rankings from AP small college poll
1971 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Moorhead State $6–0–07–1–1
Michigan Tech5–1–08–1–0
Minnesota Morris3–2–14–4–1
Bemidji State3–2–13–5–1
St. Cloud State2–4–02–7–0
Winona State1–5–01–9–0
Southwest State (MN)0–6–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1971 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Ohio Wesleyan $6–0–08–1–0
Baldwin–Wallace4–1–09–1–0
Mount Union3–1–07–2–0
Heidelberg4–2–06–3–0
Wooster3–2–07–2–0
Denison4–3–05–4–0
Marietta3–3–04–5–0
Wittenberg2–2–05–4–0
Capital2–4–03–6–0
Otterbein2–4–03–6–0
Kenyon1–4–03–6–0
Muskingum1–5–01–8–0
Oberlin0–4–00–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1971 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 6/12 Western Kentucky $6–1–08–2–0
Tennessee Tech5–2–08–2–0
Middle Tennessee5–2–07–4–0
Morehead State4–3–07–3–0
Murray State3–3–15–4–1
Eastern Kentucky3–4–05–6–0
Austin Peay1–6–02–8–0
East Tennessee State0–6–10–9–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls
1971 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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East Division
West Chester xy$5–0–09–1–0
East Stroudsburg4–2–06–3–0
Millersville4–2–06–3–0
Kutztown4–2–04–5–0
Bloomsburg2–4–04–5–0
Mansfield1–5–03–6–0
Cheyney0–5–01–8–0
West Division
No. 5 Edinboro xy5–0–09–1–0
Slippery Rock4–1–07–2–0
Clarion3–2–06–3–0
Lock Haven2–3–04–4–0
California (PA)1–4–01–8–0
Shippensburg0–5–02–6–0
Championship: West Chester 35, Edinboro 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1971 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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John Carroll $4–1–04–5–0
Thiel3–2–05–3–0
Washington & Jefferson3–2–00–5–3
Allegheny2–3–04–4–0
Bethany (WV)2–3–03–5–1
Case Western Reserve1–4–03–6–0
Hiram *0–0–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Ineligible for conference title
1971 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Occidental $3–1–03–6–0
Claremont-Mudd3–2–07–2–0
Whittier3–2–05–4–1
Pomona3–2–04–5–0
La Verne1–3–01–6–1
Redlands1–4–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1971 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 4 Louisiana Tech +4–1–09–2–0
Trinity (TX) +4–1–08–2–0
Lamar +4–1–05–6–0
SW Louisiana2–2–15–4–1
Arkansas State1–3–14–4–1
UT Arlington1–4–02–9–0
Abilene Christian0–4–05–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll
1971 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 9 Grambling $5–1–09–2–0
Jackson State4–1–19–1–1
No. 16 Alcorn A&M4–2–06–3–0
Texas Southern3–2–17–2–1
Prairie View A&M2–4–03–7–0
Mississippi Valley State1–5–04–7–0
Southern1–5–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Grambling and UPI small college poll for Alcorn A&M
1971 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 11 Wisconsin–Platteville +7–1–09–1–0
No. 14 Wisconsin–La Crosse +7–1–08–2–0
Wisconsin–Superior6–2–06–4–0
Wisconsin–Eau Claire4–4–06–4–0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh4–4–04–6–0
Wisconsin–Stout3–5–05–5–0
Wisconsin–River Falls2–6–03–7–0
Wisconsin–Whitewater2–6–03–7–0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point1–7–01–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Wisconsin–Whitewater forfeited five games.
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1971 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Connecticut +3–1–15–3–1
UMass +3–1–14–4–1
New Hampshire3–2–04–4–1
Rhode Island2–3–03–6–0
Vermont2–3–02–7–0
Maine1–4–02–6–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1971 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
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No. 1 Delaware – 10–1–0
No. 5 Tennessee State – 9–1–0
No. 2 McNeese State – 9–1–1
Samford – 8–1–0
Colorado College – 7–1–0
No. 8 Akron – 8–2–0
No. 3 Eastern Michigan – 7–1–2
Arkansas AM&N – 7–2–0
Indiana (PA) – 7–2–0
Kentucky State – 8–3–0
Appalachian State – 7–3–1
Northern Michigan – 7–3–0
Hawaii – 7–4–0
Illinois College – 5–3–0
Ashland – 6–4–0
Santa Clara – 6–4–0
Southern Illinois – 6–4–0
Tampa – 6–5–0
UNLV – 5–4–1
Bucknell – 5–5–0
Central Michigan – 5–5–0
Milwaukee – 5–5–0
Nevada – 5–5–0
St. Norbert – 5–5–0
Wayne State (MI) – 4–4–0
Hofstra – 5–6–0
Cortland – 4–5–0
Northeastern – 4–5–0
Portland State – 4–5–0
Ball State – 4–5–1
Chicago – 3–4–0
Northeast Louisiana – 4–6–1
Eastern Illinois – 4–6–0
Indiana State – 4–6–0
Saint Mary's – 3–5–0
Rose-Hulman – 3–6–0
Boston University – 3–7–0
Drexel – 2–6–0
Chattanooga – 2–9–0
Rankings from AP small college poll

Rankings

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College Division teams (also referred to as "small college") were ranked in polls by the AP (a panel of writers) and by UPI (coaches). The national champion(s) for each season were determined by the final poll rankings, published at or near the end of the regular season, before any bowl games were played.

Small college final polls

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Delaware, who during the regular season had defeated Rutgers, Villanova, and Boston University, averaged 40 points per game, and had a 9–1 record, was ranked first by both UPI and AP; both polls also ranked McNeese State (9–0–1) second, and Eastern Michigan (7–0–2) third.[1][2]

Bowl games

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The postseason consisted of four bowl games as regional finals, all played on December 11. This was the first year for the Pioneer Bowl; it succeeded the Pecan Bowl, which had been played in Arlington, Texas.

Top-ranked Delaware met C.W. Post in the Boardwalk Bowl; played indoors at Convention Hall,[5] Delaware won by 50 points in a rout.[6] The next two teams in the polls both lost; Eastern Michigan was defeated by Louisiana Tech in the Pioneer Bowl, and McNeese State fell to Tennessee State—led by future National Football League quarterback Joe Gilliam—in the Grantland Rice Bowl. Out west in the Camellia Bowl, Boise State mounted a 25–0 fourth quarter comeback to defeat Chico State.[7]

Bowl Region Location Winning team Losing team Ref
Boardwalk East Atlantic City, New Jersey Delaware 72 C.W. Post 22 [8]
Grantland Rice Mideast Baton Rouge, Louisiana Tennessee State 26 McNeese State 23 [9]
Pioneer Midwest Wichita Falls, Texas Louisiana Tech 14 Eastern Michigan 3 [10]
Camellia West Sacramento, California Boise State 32 Chico State 28 [11]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Delaware Named Best In Nation", Daily News (Huntingdon, Pa.), Nov. 24, 1971, p4
  2. ↑ "North Dakota Number Nine", Daily Journal (Fergus Falls, Minnesota), Nov. 24, 1971, p12
  3. ↑ UPI (November 24, 1971). "Final Small College Poll". Palladium-Item. Richmond, Indiana. Retrieved February 24, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "AP Football Poll: Small Colleges (final)". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 24, 1971. p. 12 – via news.google.com.
  5. ↑ "Little All-American backs battle in Boardwalk Bowl". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 11, 1971. p. 22.
  6. ↑ "East champs win handily in Boardwalk". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 12, 1971. p. 9, sports.
  7. ↑ "Eric Guthrie rallies Boise". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 12, 1971. p. 9, sports.
  8. ↑ "Delaware thrashes C.W. Post for eastern college supremacy". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 12, 1971. p. 16.
  9. ↑ "Gilliam sparks Tennessee State". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 12, 1971. p. 9, sports.
  10. ↑ "Louisiana Tech Pioneer winner". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 12, 1971. p. 9, sports.
  11. ↑ "Boise State uses fourth quarter rally to take Camellia Bowl win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 12, 1971. p. 15.
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