1956 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1956 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season.

1956 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC co-champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1956 record5–5 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
1956 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Humboldt State + 4 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
Cal Aggies + 4 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
San Francisco State + 4 –1 –0  5 –5 –0
Chico State 1 –3 –1  2 –6 –1
Sacramento State 1 –4 –0  3 –5 –1
Nevada 0 –4 –1  0 –7 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Gators were led by 7th-year head coach Joe Verducci. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season as co-champion of the FWC, with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5, 4–1 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 168–177.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 15at San Quentin State Prison*
W 27–12
September 22at Cal Poly[note 4]*
L 7–25
September 29at Nevada
W 32–20
October 5San Diego State[note 6]*
L 6–265,000[1]
October 13at Humboldt State[note 7]
L 7–34
October 20at Fresno State[note 8]*
L 0–286,719 [2]
October 26Redlands*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco
L 6–7
November 3at Cal Aggies[note 9]
W 10–0
November 10Sacramento State[note 10]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 26–0
November 16Chico State[note 11]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 47–25
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1957 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes
  1. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. This was the third annual game against San Quentin Prison. All of the games were held within the walls of the prison itself.
  4. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  5. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  6. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  8. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  9. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  10. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  11. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.

References
  1. Howard Hagen (October 6, 1956). "Aztecs Score Easy 26-6 Win Over S.F. State". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. A-17.
  2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. "1956 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. "1957 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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