1971 Cal Lutheran Kingsmen football team

1971 Cal Lutheran Kingsmen football
NAIA Division II national champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0–2
Head coach
1971 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW 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.

Shoup was named NAIA Coach of the Year. Key players included tight end Ralph Miller.

The team played its home games at Thousand Oaks High School in Thousand Oaks, California.