1986 San Francisco State Gators football
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (1–4 NCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 UC Davis $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Chico State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Cal State Hayward 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Sonoma State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
San Francisco State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Humboldt State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1986 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 26th-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State finished the season with an overall record of 1–10 and a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the NCAC. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 390 to 123. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

After the season, Azusa Pacific was forced to forfeit their 1986 victories due to the use of ineligible players. That included their November 1 victory over San Francisco State. The forfeit improved the Gators' overall record to 2–9.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Wichita State*
L 6–6918,836[1]
September 13at Cal Lutheran*
L 0–312,108[2]
September 20at Saint Mary's*
L 21–512,750
September 27Cal State Northridge*
L 0–37800–1,500[3][4]
October 11at Sonoma State
L 10–162,014
October 18No. 3 UC Davis
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 3–513,000
October 25at Santa Clara*
L 24–276,277
November 1Azusa Pacific*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 17–28 (forfeit win)1,621[5]
November 8Chico State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 0–48300
November 15Humboldt State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 28–12300
November 22at Cal State Hayward
L 14–20300–500[6]

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1987 NFL Draft.[8][9][10]

The following finished their college career in 1986, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Joe Jackson Linebacker 1987 Seattle Seahawks

References

  1. ^ "Gators' long trip will be longer coming home". The San Francisco Examiner. September 7, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 14, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 28, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Final 1986 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1986. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  8. ^ "1987 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 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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