1980 San Francisco State Gators football team

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1980 San Francisco State Gators football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1980 record3–6–1 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Cal State Hayward 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Chico State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
San Francisco State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Sacramento State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Humboldt State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season.

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1] The Gators were led by head coach Vic Rowen in his 20th year at the helm. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season with a record of three wins, six losses and one tie (3–6–1, 2–3 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 169–201.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 6Cal State Northridge*
L 10–131,065[1]
September 13at California Lutheran*
T 10–103,000[2]
September 27Cal Poly Pomona*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 17–201,327[3]
October 4at Cal State Hayward[note 2]
L 7–21[4]
October 11Sacramento State[note 3]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 19–0
October 18at Humboldt State
W 21–6
October 25UC Davis
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 32–48
November 1at Saint Mary’s*
W 30–23
November 8Santa Clara*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 20–34
November 15Chico State[note 4]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 3–26
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.[6][7][8]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  2. ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  3. ^ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  4. ^ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.

References[]

  1. ^ "Northridge Wins Opener, 13-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 7, 1980. p. III-4. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "Gabriel's Team Bows in Opener". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 14, 1980. p. III-18. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "Cal Poly Pomona Wins On a Field Goal, 20-17". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 28, 1980. p. III-13. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. ^ "Three TDs, 121 Yards For Santa Clara Back". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. October 5, 1980. p. 54. Retrieved March 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. ^ "1980 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "1981 NFL Draft". 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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