1950 San Francisco State Gators football team

1950 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC champion
Pear Bowl, L 7–61 vs. Lewis & Clark
Conference Far Western Conference
1950 record 6–2 (4–0 FWC)
Head coach Joe Verducci (1st season)
Home stadium Cox Stadium
1950 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
San Francisco State $ 4 0 0     6 2 0
Northern Branch 3 1 0     3 5 0
Chico State 2 2 0     2 6 0
Southern Oregon 1 3 0     3 7 0
Humboldt State 0 4 0     0 4 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1950 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1950 college football season.

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Gators were led by first-year head coach Joe Verducci. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season as champion of the FWC, with a regular season record of six wins and one loss (6–1, 4–0 FWC). For the season the team outscored its opponents 260–180.

At the end of the season, as champion of the FWC the Gators qualified for the 5th annual Pear Bowl in Medford, Oregon. San Francisco State lost the game 7–61 vs. Lewis & Clark. This brought the team's final record to six wins and two losses (6–2, 4–0 FWC).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 28 Caltech* Cox StadiumSan Francisco, CA W 35–7  
October 7 at Southern Oregon Walter E. Phillips Field ? • Ashland, OR W 39–21  
October 13 Whittier* Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA L 20–41  
October 20 Humboldt State Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA W 53–0  
October 28 Chico State[note 2] Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA W 15–6  
November 4 at Northern Branch[note 3] Aggie FieldDavis, CA W 32–26  
November 10 Cal Poly San Dimas[note 4]* Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA W 59–18  
November 23 Lewis & Clark* Medford Stadium [note 5]Medford, OR (Pear Bowl) L 7–61  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1951 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

Notes

  1. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935–1971. See: San Francisco State
  2. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935–1971. See: Chico State
  3. UC Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922–1959. See: UC Davis
  4. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona was located in San Dimas, California and known as Cal Poly Voorhis Unit from 1938–1956. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (San Dimas). See: Cal Poly Pomona
  5. Spiegelberg Stadium was known as Medford Stadium from 1936–1983

References

  1. "1950 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  2. "1951 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  3. "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  4. "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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