1973 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1973 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University[note 1] during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season.

1973 San Francisco State Gators football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1973 record7–2–1 (3–2 FWC)
Head coachVic Rowen (13th season)
Offensive coordinatorDick Logan (4th season)
Home stadiumCox Stadium
1973 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
UC Davis + 4 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Chico State + 4 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
San Francisco State 3 –2 –0  7 –2 –1
Cal State Hayward 3 –2 –0  3 –7 –0
Humboldt State 1 –4 –0  2 –6 –2
Sacramento State 0 –5 –0  1 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from College Division poll

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Gators were led by head coach Vic Rowen in his 13th 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 seven wins, two losses and one tie (7–2–1, 3–2 FWC). For the season the team outscored its opponents 263–188.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8Nevada*
W 31-28
September 22Cal State Northridge*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 35-212,800[1]
September 29California Lutheran*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 19-143,000[2]
October 6Oregon Tech*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 48-9
October 13Saint Mary’s*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
T 14-14
October 20at Chico State[note 3]
L 7-31
October 27Cal State Hayward[note 4]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 47-7
November 3at Sacramento State[note 5]
W 28-23
November 10Humboldt State[note 6]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 21-19
November 17at UC Davis[note 7]
L 13–22
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes
  1. San Francisco State University was known as California State University, San Francisco from 1972 to 1973.
  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 Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  4. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  5. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  6. Humboldt State University was known as California State University, Humboldt from 1972 to 1973.
  7. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.

References
  1. "San Diego State Wins, Getting 35 in 2nd Half". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 23, 1973. p. III-14. Retrieved March 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Long Beach State Still Without Win -- Ties North Texas St., 0-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 30, 1973. p. III-14. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1973 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. "1974 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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