1961 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC co-champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record8–2 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13/16 Humboldt State + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
San Francisco State + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
UC Davis 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Nevada 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Chico State 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll and UPI small college poll

The 1961 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 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the FWC title with Humboldt State. For the season the team outscored its opponents 261 to 102. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16UC Santa Barbara*
W 59–02,500
September 23Long Beach State*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 14–95,500
September 30at Cal Poly Pomona*
W 26–193,000–4,200[1]
October 7Humboldt State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 6–76,200[2]
October 14at Los Angeles State*
L 21–283,750
October 21Nevada
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 48–04,500
October 28UC Davis
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 13–84,500
November 4at San Diego*
W 25–64,500
November 11at Sacramento State
W 7–04,282
November 18at Chico State
W 42–255,000
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL / AFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1962 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

The following finished their college career in 1961, were not drafted, but played in the AFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Willie Simpson Fullback 1962 Oakland Raiders

References

  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Don Terbush (October 9, 1961). "Humboldt State Nips San Francisco In FWC Opener". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 10. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "1962 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  6. ^ "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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