1969 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1969 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season.

1969 San Francisco State Gators football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1969 record3–7 (1–4 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
1969 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 15 UPI Cal State Hayward $ 5 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
No. 12 AP Sacramento State 4 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Chico State 3 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Humboldt State 2 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
San Francisco State 1 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
UC Davis 0 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Gators were led by ninth-year head coach Vic Rowen. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the regular season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 1–4 FWC). It was the first losing season for the Gators since 1952. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 151–305.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 20Cal Poly[note 3]*
L 7–71
September 27at Santa Clara*
L 15–32
October 4Cal State Hayward[note 4]San FranciscoL 21–28
October 11at Sacramento State[note 5]
L 6–19
October 18Humboldt State[note 6]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco
L 14–30[1]
October 25at UC Davis[note 7]
W 21–16
November 1at Southern Oregon[note 8]*
W 16–0
November 8Nevada*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 27–26
November 15at Chico State[note 9]
L 14–42
November 22Long Beach State[note 10]*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco
L 10–411,000[2]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Francisco State players were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Paul DunnRunning back13319Cincinnati Bengals

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. 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.
  4. California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
  5. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  6. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  8. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College from 1956 to 1974.
  9. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  10. California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.

References
  1. "Humboldt, Hayward, Hornets in tie for conference lead". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 20, 1969. p. 15. Retrieved March 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Cal St. (LB) 41, San Francisco St. 10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 23, 1969. p. D-16. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1969 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. "1970 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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