1959 San Francisco State Gators football team

1959 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC champion
Conference Far Western Conference
1959 record 10–0 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach Joe Verducci (10th season)
Home stadium Cox Stadium
1959 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
San Francisco State $ 5 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 0
Humboldt State 4 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 0
Nevada 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 3 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 0
Sacramento State 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0
UC Davis 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1959 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1959 College Division football season.

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Gators were led by 10th-year head coach Joe Verducci. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season undefeated, as champion of the FWC, with a record of ten wins and no losses (10–0, 5–0 FWC). This was the fourth straight title for the Gators. For the season the team outscored its opponents 302–85.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 12 at San Quentin Prison* San Quentin Prison [note 2] • San Quentin, CA W 20–16  
September 19 Humboldt State Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA W 28–0  
September 26 Cal Poly Pomona[note 3]* Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA W 34–14  
October 3 at Long Beach State[note 4]* Veterans Stadium • Long Beach, CA W 12–0  
October 10 at San Quentin Prison [note 5]* San Quentin Prison • San Quentin, CA W 35–0  
October 17 at Nevada Mackay Stadium[note 6] • Reno, NV W 30–14  
October 24 UC Santa Barbara* Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA W 28–14  
October 31 Northern Branch[note 7] Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA W 46–0  
November 7 at Sacramento State[note 8] Charles C. Hughes Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 37–14  
November 14 at Chico State[note 9] University Stadium • Chico, CA W 32–13  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1960 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. ↑ This was the sixth annual game against San Quentin Prison. All of the games were held within the walls of the prison itself.
  3. ↑ California State Polytechnic University, Pomona was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis from 1957–1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona). See: Cal Poly Pomona
  4. ↑ California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950–1963. See: Long Beach State
  5. ↑ A game against Occidental College had been scheduled for this date. However, several members of the Occidental team came down with food poisoning, so a second game against San Quentin Prison was scheduled.
  6. ↑ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ UC Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922–1959. See: UC Davis
  8. ↑ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947–1971. See: Sacramento State
  9. ↑ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935–1971. See: Chico State

References

  1. ↑ "1959 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ "1960 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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