1979 San Francisco State Gators football team

1979 San Francisco State Gators football
Conference Far Western Conference
1979 record 4–6 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach Vic Rowen (19th season)
Home stadium Cox Stadium
1979 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
UC Davis $ 5 –0 –0  7 –2 –1
Humboldt State 4 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
Sacramento State 2 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
San Francisco State 2 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Cal State Hayward 0 –5 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Adjusted for Cal State Hayward forfeit to San Francisco State and Cal Poly Pomona forfeits to UC Davis and Sacramento State
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University during the 1979 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 19th year at the helm. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 1–4 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 108–201.

At the end of the season, Cal State Hayward was required to forfeit their win against San Francisco State. This brought the Gators record to an adjusted four wins and six losses (4–6, 2–3 FWC).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 8 at Cal State Northridge* Devonshire Downs • Northridge, California W 17–14  
September 15 at Santa Clara* Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, California L 0–36  
September 22 at Cal Poly Pomona* Kellogg Field • Pomona, California W 17–6   [1]
September 28 at US International[note 2]* Balboa Stadium ? • San Diego L 3–26  
October 6 Cal State Hayward[note 3] Cox Stadium • San Francisco W 14–15
forfeit win  
October 13 at Sacramento State[note 4] Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California L 6–14  
October 20 Humboldt State Cox Stadium • San Francisco L 13–24  
October 27 at UC Davis Toomey Field • Davis, California L 9–22  
November 3 Portland State* Cox Stadium • San Francisco, California L 10–37  
November 17 at Chico State[note 5] University Stadium • Chico, California W 19–7  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1980 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

Notes

  1. ↑ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  2. ↑ Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology.
  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.
  5. ↑ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.

References

  1. ↑ "Kingsmen Beat Redlands, 28-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 23, 1979. p. III-18. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "1979 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1980 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. ↑ "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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