The 1971 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State College, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season.
Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.
[note 2] The team was led by third year head coach Jim Stangeland, and played the majority of their home games at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California.
They finished the season as Champions of the PCAA, with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 5–1 PCAA).
[13] The following finished their college career in 1970, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.