Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Long Beach State | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 27.9 | 19.3 | 2.20 | -5.88 | ||||
| San Jose State | 5 | 6 | 1 | .458 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 21.5 | 24.1 | 1.17 | 4.17 | ||||
| Fresno State | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 19.5 | 15.0 | -6.37 | -8.65 | ||||
| San Diego State | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 22.3 | 20.9 | 0.60 | -1.67 | ||||
| California-Santa Barbara | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 14.7 | 27.5 | -10.52 | -3.43 | ||||
| Pacific | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 16.0 | 18.0 | -6.11 | -3.30 | ||||
| Cal State Los Angeles | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 9.0 | 26.9 | -24.35 | -9.65 | ||||
1 Bowl Game
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-12-18 | Pasadena Bowl | Memphis | 28 | San Jose State | 9 | Pasadena, CA |
1971 Conference Leaders