1975 San Francisco State Gators football team

1975 San Francisco State Gators football
Conference Far Western Conference
1975 record 4–4–1 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach Vic Rowen (15th season)
Home stadium Cox Stadium
1975 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 – 0 – 0     7 – 3 – 0
Humboldt State 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0
Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
San Francisco State 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 1
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 0
Cal State Hayward 0 – 5 – 0     0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1975 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season..

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Gators were led by head coach Vic Rowen in his 15th year at the helm. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the regular season with a record of four wins, four losses and one tie (4–4–1, 2–3 FWC). For the season the team outscored its opponents 165–149.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 13 at Cal State Northridge* Devonshire Downs • Northridge, CA T 6–6   2,800[1]
September 20 at California Lutheran* Mt. Clef Field • Thousand Oaks, CA L 21–27   3,800[2]
September 27 at Cal State Los Angeles* Campus Field • Los Angeles, CA W 21–14   1,500[3]
October 4 Puget Sound* Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA W 31–3  
October 11 at Cal State Chico University Stadium • Chico, CA L 14–24  
October 17 Cal State Hayward[note 1] Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA W 33–6  
October 25 at Sacramento State[note 2] Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 14–5  
November 1 Humboldt State Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA L 16–27  
November 8 at UC Davis Toomey Field • Davis, CA L 9–37  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Francisco State players were selected in the 1976 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Robert Sparks Defensive Back 12 345 Minnesota Vikings
Rick Faulk Punter 15 410 New York Jets

The following finished their college career in 1975, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL Team
Bruce Rhodes Defensive Back 1976 San Francisco 49ers

Notes

  1. ↑ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972–2004. See: Cal State Hayward
  2. ↑ The official name of Sacramento State is California State University, Sacramento. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State. See: Sacramento State

References

  1. ↑ "Ex-Bear Bailey Leads Long Beach State, 24-7". The Los Angeles Times. September 14, 1975. p. III-16. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Long Beach Routs Fullerton". The Los Angeles Times. September 21, 1975. p. III-14. Retrieved March 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "SF State 21, CSLA 14". The Los Angeles Times. September 28, 1975. p. III-14. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "1975 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  5. ↑ "1976 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ↑ "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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