1976 San Francisco State Gators football team

1976 San Francisco State Gators football
Conference Far Western Conference
1976 record 4–7 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach Vic Rowen (16th season)
Home stadium Cox Stadium
1976 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
UC Davis $ 5 –0 –0  8 –2 –0
Humboldt State 4 –1 –0  5 –5 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
San Francisco State 2 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
Sacramento State 2 –3 –0  2 –8 –0
Cal State Hayward 0 –5 –0  1 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season.

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC)[note 1]. The Gators were led by head coach Vic Rowen in his 16th 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 and seven losses (4–7, 2–3 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 130–179.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 10 Cal State Northridge* Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA L 9–14   1,200[1]
September 18 at Oregon Tech* Klamath Falls, OR W 20–0  
September 25 at Cal Poly Pomona* Kellogg Field • Pomona, CA W 22–19   2,500[2]
October 1 Cal State Los Angeles* Campus Field • Los Angeles, CA L 0–10  
October 9 at Cal State Fullerton* Falcon Stadium • Norwalk, CA L 13–31   3,161[3]
October 15 Chico State[note 2] Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA L 10–16  
October 23 at Cal State Hayward[note 3] Pioneer Stadium • Hayward, CA W 21–17  
October 29 Sacramento State[note 4] Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA W 10–9  
November 6 at Humboldt State Redwood Bowl • Arcata, CA L 0–19  
November 13 UC Davis Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA L 9–23  
November 20 California Lutheran* Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA L 16–21  
*Non-conference game.

[4]

Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1977 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

Notes

  1. ↑ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  2. ↑ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  3. ↑ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  4. ↑ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References

  1. ↑ "Northridge Wins Opener, 14-9". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 11, 1976. p. III-4. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "94-Yard Pass Play Helps Northridge to 3rd in Row". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1976. p. III-16. Retrieved March 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Dave Distel (October 10, 1976). "Titans Use Defense to Score 1st Victory". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-12. Retrieved February 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "1976 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  5. ↑ "1977 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.