1957 San Francisco State Gators football team

1957 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC champion
Conference Far Western Conference
1957 record 7–3 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach Joe Verducci (8th season)
Home stadium Cox Stadium
1957 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
San Francisco State $ 5 – 0 – 0     7 – 3 – 0
Chico State 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0
Humboldt State 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 6 – 0
Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0
Nevada 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 8 – 0
Northern Branch 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1957 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1957 College Division football season.

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Gators were led by 8th-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 record of seven wins and three losses (7–3, 5–0 FWC). This was the second straight title for the Gators. For the season the team outscored its opponents 256–124.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 21 at San Quentin Prison* San Quentin Prison [note 2] • San Quentin, CA W 32–13  
September 28 at San Diego State[note 3]* Aztec Bowl • San Diego, CA L 13–14   8,500[1]
October 4 Humboldt State Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA W 28–14  
October 12 Fresno State[note 4]* Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA L 7–27   3,000 [2]
October 18 Nevada Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA W 21–8  
October 26 Northern Branch[note 5] Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA W 46–0  
November 1 at Long Beach State[note 6]* Veterans Stadium • Long Beach, CA W 38–23  
November 9 at Sacramento State[note 7] Charles C. Hughes Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 41–6  
November 16 at Chico State[note 8] University Stadium • Chico, CA W 23–6  
November 22 Cal Poly* Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA L 7–13  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1958 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes

  1. ↑ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935–1971. See: San Francisco State
  2. ↑ This was the fourth annual game against San Quentin Prison. All of the games were held within the walls of the prison itself.
  3. ↑ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935–1971. See: San Diego State University
  4. ↑ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949–1971. See: Fresno State
  5. ↑ UC Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922–1959. See: UC Davis
  6. ↑ California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950–1963. See: Long Beach State
  7. ↑ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947–1971. See: Sacramento State
  8. ↑ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935–1971. See: Chico State

References

  1. ↑ Howard Hagen (September 29, 1957). "Aztecs Edge 'Frisco State In 14-13 Tilt". The San Diego Union. p. G-1.
  2. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1957 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. ↑ "1958 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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