1962 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1962 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season.

1962 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1962 record6–2–1 (3–1–1 FWC)
Head coachVic Rowen (2nd season)
Home stadiumCox Stadium
1962 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
San Francisco State $ 3 –1 –1  6 –2 –1
Humboldt State 3 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Nevada 2 –2 –1  5 –3 –1
UC Davis 2 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –0  4 –4 –1
Sacramento State 2 –3 –0  2 –7 –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 second-year head coach Vic Rowen. 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 six wins, two losses and one tie (6–2–1, 3–1–1 FWC). For the season the team outscored its opponents 135–102.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 14at UC Santa Barbara*
W 16–14
September 22at Long Beach State[note 3]*
W 20–7
September 29Cal Poly Pomona[note 4]*
L 9–12
October 6at Humboldt State[note 5]
L 7–27
October 13Santa Clara*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 19–8
October 20at Nevada
T 14–14
October 26at UC Davis[note 7]
W 12–7
November 10Sacramento State[note 8]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 28–7
November 17Chico State[note 9]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 10–6
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL / AFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

The following finished their college career in 1962, were not drafted, but played in the AFL.

PlayerPositionFirst AFL Team
Bill BairdDefensive Back - Halfback1963 New York Jets

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. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly 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.

References
  1. "1962 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  2. "1963 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  3. "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  4. "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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