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1962 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record6–2–1 (3–1–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
Seasons← 19611963 →
1962 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at UC Santa Barbara*W 16–148,000
September 22at Long Beach State*W 20–73,831
September 29Cal Poly Pomona*L 9–123,500–3,800
October 6at Humboldt StateL 7–277,000–7,500
October 13Santa Clara*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 19–83,700
October 20at NevadaT 14–143,200–3,500
October 26at UC DavisW 12–72,500
November 10Sacramento State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 28–72,576–3,500
November 17Chico State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 10–65,800
  • *Non-conference game

Team players in the NFL / AFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1963 NFL draft.

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

  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 May 25, 2022.
  2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Santa Clara)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  4. "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Nevada)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Sacramento State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  7. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  8. "1963 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  9. "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  10. "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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