1966 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1966 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season.

1966 San Francisco State Gators football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1966 record7–3 (5–1 FWC)
Head coachVic Rowen (6th season)
Home stadiumCox Stadium
1966 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Sacramento State $ 6 –0 –0  8 –2 –0
San Francisco State 5 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Nevada 3 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
UC Davis 3 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Humboldt State 2 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Chico State 1 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Cal State Hayward 1 –5 –0  2 –8 –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 sixth-year head coach Vic Rowen. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3, 5–1 FWC). For the season the team outscored its opponents 235–134.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17at Cal Poly[note 3]*
W 38–0
September 24at Long Beach State[note 4]*
L 18–24
October 1Santa Clara*
L 16–26
October 8Cal Poly Pomona[note 5]*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 28–26
October 15at Nevada
W 27–0
October 22Chico State[note 6]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 39–13
October 29at Cal State Hayward[note 7]
W 21–12
November 5Sacramento State[note 8]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco
L 9–10
November 12at Humboldt State[note 9]
W 22–17
November 19UC Davis[note 10]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 17–6
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Francisco State players were selected in the 1967 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Elmer CollettGuard14208San Francisco 49ers
Terry OakesDefensive end15377Chicago Bears
Lyle BaucomTackle17431Washington Redskins

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. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  4. California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.
  5. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was officially known as California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis from 1966 to 1971. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
  6. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
  8. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  9. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  10. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.

References
  1. "1966 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  2. "1967 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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