1976 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1976 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season.

1976 San Francisco State Gators football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1976 record4–7 (2–3 FWC)
Head coachVic Rowen (16th season)
Home stadiumCox Stadium
1976 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
UC Davis $ 5 –0 –0  8 –2 –0
Humboldt State 4 –1 –0  5 –5 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
San Francisco State 2 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
Sacramento State 2 –3 –0  2 –8 –0
Cal State Hayward 0 –5 –0  1 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1] The Gators were led by head coach Vic Rowen in his 16th 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 four wins and seven losses (4–7, 2–3 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 130–179.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 10Cal State Northridge*
L 9–141,200[1]
September 18at Oregon Tech*Klamath Falls, ORW 20–0
September 25at Cal Poly Pomona*
W 22–192,500[2]
October 1Cal State Los Angeles*
  • Campus Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–10
October 9at Cal State Fullerton*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Norwalk, CA
L 13–313,161[3]
October 15Chico State[note 2]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 10–16
October 23at Cal State Hayward[note 3]
W 21–17
October 29Sacramento State[note 4]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 10–9
November 6at Humboldt State
L 0–19
November 13UC Davis
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 9–23
November 20California Lutheran*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 16–21
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1977 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

Notes
  1. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  2. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  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.

References
  1. "Northridge Wins Opener, 14-9". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 11, 1976. p. III-4. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "94-Yard Pass Play Helps Northridge to 3rd in Row". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1976. p. III-16. Retrieved March 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Dave Distel (October 10, 1976). "Titans Use Defense to Score 1st Victory". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-12. Retrieved February 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1976 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  5. "1977 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  7. "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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