The 1971 Cal Lutheran Kingsmen football team was an

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team that represented

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as an independent during the 1971 NAIA Division II football season. In their tenth season under head coach

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, the Kingsmen compiled an undefeated 8–0–2 record and won the NAIA Division II national championship, defeating , 30–14, in the

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. Shoup was named NAIA Coach of the Year. Key players included quarterback Ralph Miller. The team played its home games at

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