1971 NCAA College Division football season

American college football season August 2023 NCAA College Division 1971 Delaware (AP, UPI)Tennessee State (black) 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 Rankings 1971 small college football 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. Small college 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, 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."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 United Press International (coaches) final poll Published on November 24https://www.newspapers.com/image/247973939/?terms=delaware Final Small College Poll UPI subscription Palladium-Item Richmond, Indiana newspapers.com November 24, 1971 February 24, 2017 RankSchool RecordNo. 1votesTotalpoints1 Delaware 9–1 20 3062 McNeese State 9–0–1 5 2673 Eastern Michigan 7–0–2 3 2384 Tennessee State 8–1 1 1855 1971 C.W. Post Pioneers C.W. Post 8–1 1306 1971 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys Arkansas Tech 11–0 957 Samford 8–1 788 1971 Northern Colorado Bears Northern Colorado 8–1–1 2 759 Louisiana Tech 8–2 7410 1971 Howard Payne Yellow Jackets Howard Payne 9–1–1 48 Associated Press (writers) final poll Published on November 24https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CrwzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pPgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3497%2C2628866 Spokane Daily Chronicle Spokane, Washington Associated Press AP Football Poll: Small Colleges (final) November 24, 1971 12 news.google.com RankSchool RecordNo. 1votesTotalpoints1 Delaware 9–1 9 2562 McNeese State 9–0–1 3 2333 Eastern Michigan 7–0–2 2014 Louisiana Tech 8–2 1535 Tennessee State 8–1 1 1506 Western Kentucky 8–2 967 Boise State 9–2 928 Akron 8–2 919 North Dakota 6–3–1 7210 1971 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys Arkansas Tech 11–0 46 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 1971 C.W. Post Pioneers C.W. Post in the Boardwalk Bowl; played indoors at Convention Hall,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SRtOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=guwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7068%2C4178449 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Little All-American backs battle in Boardwalk Bowl December 11, 1971 22 Delaware won by 50 points in a rout.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ShtOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=guwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6331%2C5213818 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press East champs win handily in Boardwalk December 12, 1971 9, sports 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ShtOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=guwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7183%2C5214104 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Eric Guthrie rallies Boise Associated Press December 12, 1971 9, sports Bowl RegionLocation Winning team Losing team RefBoardwalkEastAtlantic City, New JerseyDelaware721971 C.W. Post Pioneers C.W. Post22https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pcleAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5402%2C2973091 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Delaware thrashes C.W. Post for eastern college supremacy December 12, 1971 16Grantland RiceMideastBaton Rouge, LouisianaTennessee State26McNeese State23https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ShtOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=guwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4460%2C5213775 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Gilliam sparks Tennessee State December 12, 1971 9, sportsPioneerMidwestWichita Falls, TexasLouisiana Tech14Eastern Michigan3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ShtOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=guwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4460%2C5213775 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Louisiana Tech Pioneer winner December 12, 1971 9, sportsCamelliaWestSacramento, CaliforniaBoise State32Chico State28https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pcleAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5425%2C2952241 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Boise State uses fourth quarter rally to take Camellia Bowl win December 12, 1971 15 See also 1971 NCAA University Division football season 1971 NAIA Division I football season 1971 NAIA Division II football season References