1961 San Francisco State Gators football team
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| No. 13/16 Humboldt State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1961 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 co-champion of the FWC, with a record of eight wins and two losses (8–2, 4–1 FWC). For the season the team outscored its opponents 261–102.
Schedule
September 16UC Santa Barbara*
W 59–0 September 23Long Beach State[note 2]*
- Cox Stadium
- San Francisco, CA
W 14–9 September 30at Cal Poly Pomona[note 3]*
- Kellogg Field ?
- Pomona, CA ?
W 26–19 October 7Humboldt State
- Cox Stadium
- San Francisco, CA
L 6–7 October 14at Los Angeles State[note 4]*
- L.A. State Stadium
- Los Angeles, CA
L 21–28 October 21Nevada
- Cox Stadium
- San Francisco, CA
W 48–0 October 28UC Davis
- Cox Stadium
- San Francisco, CA
W 13–8 November 4at San Diego*
W 25–6 November 11at Sacramento State[note 5]
W 7–0 November 18at Chico State[note 6]
- University Stadium
- Chico, CA
W 42–25
Team players in the NFL / AFL
No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1962 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]
The following finished their college career in 1961, were not drafted, but played in the AFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL Team |
| Willie Simpson | Fullback | 1962 Oakland Raiders |
Notes
- ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935–1971. See: San Francisco State
- ^ California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950–1963. See: Long Beach State
- ^ 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
- ^ California State University, Los Angeles was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947–1963. See: Cal State LA
- ^ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947–1971. See: Sacramento State
- ^ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935–1971. See: Chico State
References
- ^ "1961 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ "1962 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.