1958 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1958 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season.

1958 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1958 record7–3 (4–1 FWC)
Head coachJoe Verducci (9th season)
Home stadiumCox Stadium
1958 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
San Francisco State $ 4 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Humboldt State 3 –2 –0  7 –2 –1
Cal Aggies 3 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Nevada 2 –3 –0  3 –3 –0
Sacramento State 1 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Gators were led by 9th-year head coach Joe Verducci. 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 seven wins and three losses (7–3, 4–1 FWC). This was the third straight title for the Gators. For the season the team outscored its opponents 184–146.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 19Long Beach State[note 3]*
W 14–0
September 26Cal Poly Pomona[note 4]*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 20–18
October 4at Humboldt State[note 5]
L 12–13
October 10Occidental*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 25–16
October 18at Nevada
W 18–6
October 25at UC Santa Barbara*
L 14–20
October 31at Cal Aggies[note 7]
W 27–14
November 8Sacramento State[note 8]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 20–18
November 14Chico State[note 9]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 34–6
November 22at Fresno State[note 10]*
L 0–356,351 [1]
  • *Non-conference game

[2]

Team players in the NFL

The following San Francisco State players were selected in the 1959 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Floyd PetersDefensive Tackle893Baltimore Colts

Notes
  1. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
  4. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit from 1957 to 1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
  5. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. 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.
  7. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  8. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  9. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  10. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.

References
  1. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. "1958 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. "1959 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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