1978 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1978 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season.

1978 San Francisco State Gators football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1978 record1–9 (0–5 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
1978 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 UC Davis $^ 5 0 0  8 3 0
Cal State Hayward 4 1 0  8 2 0
Humboldt State 3 2 0  5 6 0
Chico State 2 3 0  5 5 0
Sacramento State 1 4 0  1 9 0
San Francisco State 0 5 0  1 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1] The Gators were led by head coach Vic Rowen in his 18th year at the helm. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season with a record of one win and nine losses (1–9, 0–5 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 136–271.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 9Cal State Northridge*L 0-27
September 16at Cal Poly Pomona*
W 16-14
September 30at Nevada*L 14-377,992[1]
October 7Chico State[note 2]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco
L 24-28
October 14at Cal State Hayward[note 3]L 10-26
October 21Sacramento State[note 4]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, California
L 10-13
October 28at Humboldt StateL 9-23
November 4UC Davis
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco
L 12-40
November 11at Portland State*L 21-35
November 18California Lutheran*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco
L 20-28
  • *Non-conference game

[2]

Team players in the NFL

The following San Francisco State players were selected in the 1979 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Frank DuncanDefensive back12321San Diego Chargers

Notes

  1. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  2. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  3. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  4. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References

  1. "Nevada Information Guide" (PDF). p. 129. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  2. "1978 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. "1979 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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