1971 Cal Lutheran Kingsmen football team information
American college football season
1971Cal Lutheran Kingsmen football
NAIA Division II national champion
NAIA Championship Game, W 30–14 vs. Westminster (PA))
Conference
Independent
Record
8–0–2
Head coach
Bob Shoup (10th season)
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 NAIA Division II independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Cal Lutheran ^
–
8
–
0
–
2
No. 2 Westminster (PA) ^
–
8
–
1
–
1
Iowa Wesleyan
–
7
–
1
–
1
Geneva
–
7
–
2
–
0
Missouri Southern
–
7
–
3
–
0
Simon Fraser
–
7
–
3
–
0
Earlham
–
6
–
3
–
0
Franklin (IN)
–
5
–
5
–
0
Oklahoma Panhandle State
–
5
–
6
–
0
Texas Lutheran
–
5
–
6
–
0
Azusa Pacific
–
4
–
5
–
0
Eureka
–
3
–
5
–
1
Grove City
–
2
–
6
–
1
Missouri Western
–
2
–
7
–
0
Waynesburg
–
2
–
7
–
0
Austin
–
1
–
8
–
0
Georgetown (KY)
–
1
–
8
–
0
^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
The 1971 Cal Lutheran Kingsmen football team was an American football team that represented California Lutheran University as an independent during the 1971 NAIA Division II football season. In their tenth season under head coach Bob Shoup, the Kingsmen compiled an undefeated 8–0–2 record and won the NAIA Division II national championship, defeating Westminster (Pennsylvania), 30–14, in the championship game.[1]
Shoup was named NAIA Coach of the Year. Key players included quarterback Ralph Miller.[1]
The team played its home games at Thousand Oaks High School in Thousand Oaks, California.
^ abSteve Henson (November 21, 1985). "That Championship Season". Los Angeles Times. pp. III-18, III-21. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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