1961 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1961 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season.

1961 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC co-champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1961 record8–2 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
1961 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 UPI Humboldt State + 4 1 0  8 2 0
San Francisco State + 4 1 0  8 2 0
UC Davis 3 2 0  5 4 0
Nevada 2 3 0  5 4 0
Sacramento State 2 3 0  4 5 0
Chico State 0 5 0  4 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from College Division poll

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Gators were led by first-year head coach Vic Rowen. 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 eight wins and two losses (8–2, 4–1 FWC). For the season the team outscored its opponents 261–102.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 16UC Santa Barbara*W 59–0
September 23Long Beach State[note 3]*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 14–9
September 30at Cal Poly Pomona[note 4]*
W 26–19
October 7Humboldt State[note 5]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 6–76,200[1]
October 14at Los Angeles State[note 6]*
L 21–28
October 21Nevada
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 48–0
October 28UC Davis[note 7]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 13–8
November 4at San Diego*W 25–6
November 11at Sacramento State[note 8]W 7–0
November 18at Chico State[note 9]
W 42–25
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL / AFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1962 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

The following finished their college career in 1961, were not drafted, but played in the AFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL Team
Willie SimpsonFullback1962 Oakland Raiders

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. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
  4. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit from 1957 to 1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
  5. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
  7. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  8. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  9. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

  1. Don Terbush (October 9, 1961). "Humboldt State Nips San Francisco In FWC Opener". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 10. Retrieved April 4, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1961 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. "1962 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  5. "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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