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The 1935 San Francisco State States football team represented San Francisco State College—now known as San Francisco State University—as an independent during the 1935 college football season. Led by first-year co-head coaches Dan Farmer and Hal Hardin, San Francisco State compiled a record of 2–5–1 and was outscored by its opponents 127 to 48. The team played home games at Ewing Field in San Francisco. Although the "Gator" was voted to be the mascot for the team in 1931, local newspaper articles called the team the "Staters" from 1935 through 1940.