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1958 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record7–3 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
Seasons← 19571959 →
1958 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Francisco State $ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Humboldt State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Cal Aggies 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Nevada 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Sacramento State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 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 1958 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Joe Verducci, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, winning the FWC title for the third consecutive season. For the season the team outscored its opponents 184 to 146. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Long Beach State*W 14–03,500
September 26Cal Poly Pomona*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 20–182,500
October 4at Humboldt StateL 12–135,000–6,000
October 10Occidental*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 25–164,000
October 18at NevadaW 18–62,000–3,000
October 25at UC Santa Barbara*L 14–209,500
October 31at Cal AggiesW 27–143,000
November 8Sacramento State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 20–184,500
November 14Chico State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 34–63,000
November 22at Fresno State*L 0–356,351
  • *Non-conference game

Team players in the NFL

The following San Francisco State players were selected in the 1959 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Floyd Peters Defensive tackle 8 93 Baltimore Colts

Notes

  1. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.

References

  1. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  2. "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  4. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  6. "1959 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  8. "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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