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1971 NCAA College Division football season
college footballNational Collegiate Athletic AssociationNCAA College DivisionAPUPIDelawareRutgersVillanovaBoston UniversityMcNeese State (LA)Eastern Michiganbowl gamesPioneer BowlPecan BowlArlington, TexasDelawareC.W. PostBoardwalk BowlConvention HallEastern MichiganLouisiana TechPioneer BowlMcNeese StateTennessee StateNational Football LeagueJoe GilliamGrantland Rice BowlCamellia BowlBoise StateChico State
1971 NCAA College Division football season | |
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Champion | Delaware (AP, UPI) Tennessee State (black) |
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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.
Contents
1 Conference standings
2 Rankings
2.1 College Division final polls
3 Bowl games
4 References
Conference standings
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Rankings
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.
College Division final polls
Delaware, who during the regular season had defeated Rutgers, Villanova, and Boston University, averaged 40 points per game, and had a 9–1 record,[1] was ranked first by both UPI and AP; both polls also ranked McNeese State (LA) (9–0–1) second, and Eastern Michigan (7–0–2) third.[2][3]
United Press International (coaches) final poll
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Bowl games
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,[6] Delaware won by 50 points in a rout.[7] 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.[8]
Bowl | Region | Location | Winning team | Losing team | Ref | ||
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Boardwalk | East | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Delaware | 72 | C.W. Post | 22 | [9][10] |
Grantland Rice | Mideast | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Tennessee State | 26 | McNeese State | 23 | [11][12] |
Pioneer | Midwest | Wichita Falls, Texas | Louisiana Tech | 14 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | [13][14] |
Camellia | West | Sacramento, California | Boise State | 32 | Chico State | 28 | [15][16] |
References
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^ "Delaware Named Best In Nation", Daily News (Huntingdon, Pa.), Nov. 24, 1971, p4
^ "North Dakota Number Nine", Daily Journal (Fergus Falls, Minnesota), Nov. 24, 1971, p12
^ UPI (November 24, 1971). "Final Small College Poll". Palladium-Item. Richmond, Indiana. Retrieved February 24, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ "AP Football Poll: Small Colleges (final)". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 24, 1971. p. 12 – via news.google.com.
^ "Little All-American backs battle in Boardwalk Bowl". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 11, 1971. p. 22.
^ "East champs win handily in Boardwalk". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 12, 1971. p. 9, sports.
^ "Eric Guthrie rallies Boise". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 12, 1971. p. 9, sports.
^ "Games". www.cfbdatawarehouse.com.
^ "Delaware thrashes C.W. Post for eastern college supremecy". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 12, 1971. p. 16.
^ "Games". www.cfbdatawarehouse.com.
^ "Gilliam sparks Tennessee State". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 12, 1971. p. 9, sports.
^ "Games". www.cfbdatawarehouse.com.
^ "Louisiana Tech Pioneer winner". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 12, 1971. p. 9, sports.
^ "Games". www.cfbdatawarehouse.com.
^ "Boise State uses fourth quarter rally to take Camellia Bowl win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 12, 1971. p. 15.