1962 San Francisco State Gators football team

1962 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC champion
Conference Far Western Conference
1962 record 6–2–1 (3–1–1 FWC)
Head coach Vic Rowen (2nd season)
Home stadium Cox Stadium
1962 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
San Francisco St. $ 3 1 1     6 2 1
Humboldt State 3 2 0     7 2 0
Nevada 2 2 1     5 3 1
UC Davis 2 3 0     5 4 0
Chico State 2 3 0     4 4 1
Sacramento State 2 3 0     2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1962 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1962 College Division football season.

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Gators were led by second-year head coach Vic Rowen. 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 six wins, two losses and one tie (6–2–1, 3–1–1 FWC). For the season the team outscored its opponents 135–102.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 14 at UC Santa Barbara* La Playa Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA W 16–14  
September 22 at Long Beach State[note 2]* Veterans StadiumLong Beach, CA W 20–7  
September 29 Cal Poly Pomona[note 3]* Cox StadiumSan Francisco, CA L 9–12  
October 6 at Humboldt State Redwood BowlArcata, CA L 7–27  
October 13 Santa Clara* Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA W 19–8  
October 20 at Nevada Mackay Stadium[note 4]Reno, NV T 14–14  
October 26 at UC Davis Toomey FieldDavis, CA W 12–7  
November 10 Sacramento State[note 5] Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA W 28–7  
November 17 Chico State[note 6] Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA W 10–6  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL / AFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

The following finished their college career in 1962, were not drafted, but played in the AFL.

Player Position First AFL Team
Bill Baird Defensive Back - Halfback 1963 New York Jets

Notes

  1. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935–1971. See: San Francisco State
  2. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950–1963. See: Long Beach State
  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. 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.
  5. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947–1971. See: Sacramento State
  6. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935–1971. See: Chico State

References

  1. "1962 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  2. "1963 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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