1972 San Francisco State Gators football team

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1972 San Francisco State Gators football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1972 record3–8 (1–4 FWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Logan (3rd season)
Home stadiumCox Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 2
Humboldt State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Cal State Hayward 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
San Francisco State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Sacramento State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1972 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University[note 1] during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season.

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Gators were led by head coach Vic Rowen in his 12th year at the helm. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the regular season with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8, 1–4 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 250–323.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 9at Nevada*
L 6–37
September 16at Northern Arizona*
L 10–31
September 23Cal State Northridge*
L 0–231,500[1]
September 30at Saint Mary’s*
W 38–12
October 7UC Davis[note 3]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 32–47
October 14at California Lutheran*
L 14–212,000[2]
October 21Azusa Pacific*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 55–29[3]
October 28Chico State[note 4]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 20–10
November 4at Cal State Hayward[note 5]
L 41–48
November 11Sacramento State[note 6]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 13–14
November 18at Humboldt State[note 7]
L 21–51
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1973 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

Notes[]

  1. ^ San Francisco State University was known as California State University, San Francisco from 1972 to 1973.
  2. ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. ^ The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  4. ^ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  5. ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  6. ^ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  7. ^ Humboldt State University was known as California State University, Humboldt from 1972 to 1973.

References[]

  1. ^ "Baca's 101-Yard Kickoff Return Aids Cal State (Fullerton), 35-25". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 24, 1972. p. D-16. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "Diablos Rout Cougars for 3rd in Row, 21-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 15, 1972. p. D-18. Retrieved March 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "Unbeaten Mustangs Win 11-10 Thriller". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 22, 1972. p. C-17. Retrieved March 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. ^ "1972 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "1973 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  7. ^ "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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