1971 Chico State Wildcats football team

1971 Chico State Wildcats football
FWC co-champion
Camellia Bowl, L 28–32 vs. Boise State
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record9–2 (5–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Chico State + 5 1 0 9 2 0
UC Davis + 5 1 0 9 1 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

The 1971 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Pete Riehlman, Chico State compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the FWC title with UC Davis. At the end of the regular season, the Aggies were invited to play in the Camellia Bowl, where they lost to Boise State, 32–28. This was the only postseason bowl game in the history of the Chico State Wildcats football program. The team outscored its opponents 394 to 164 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California. This was the last year the stadium was named College Field. With the school's change to University status in 1972, the stadium was renamed "University Stadium".