1962 San Francisco State Gators football team
American college football season
1962 San Francisco State Gators football | |
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FWC champion | |
Conference | Far Western Conference |
Record | 6–2–1 (3–1–1 FWC) |
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Home stadium | Cox Stadium |
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Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1962 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College—now known as San Francisco State University—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 6–2–1 with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, winning the FWC title. For the season the team outscored its opponents 135 to 102. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | at UC Santa Barbara* |
| W 16–14 | 8,000 | |
September 22 | at Long Beach State* |
| W 20–7 | 3,831 | |
September 29 | Cal Poly Pomona* | L 9–12 | 3,500–3,800 | [1] | |
October 6 | at Humboldt State | L 7–27 | 7,500 | ||
October 13 | Santa Clara* |
| W 19–8 | 3,700 | [2] |
October 20 | at Nevada |
| T 14–14 | 3,200–3,500 | [4] |
October 26 | at UC Davis | W 12–7 | 2,500 | ||
November 10 | Sacramento State |
| W 28–7 | 2,576–3,500 | [5] |
November 17 | Chico State |
| W 10–6 | 5,800 | |
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Team players in the NFL / AFL
No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1963 NFL draft.[7][8][9]
The following finished their college career in 1962, were not drafted, but played in the AFL.
Player | Position | First AFL team |
Bill Baird | Defensive Back - Halfback | 1963 New York Jets |
Notes
- ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[3]
References
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "1963 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.