| 1961 San Francisco State Gators football | |
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FWC co-champion | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (4–1 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Cox Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | UC Santa Barbara* | W 59–0 | 2,500 | ||
| September 23 | Long Beach State* |
| W 14–9 | 5,500 | |
| September 30 | at Cal Poly Pomona* |
| W 26–19 | 3,000–4,200 | [1] |
| October 7 | Humboldt State |
| L 6–7 | 6,200 | [2] |
| October 14 | at Los Angeles State* |
| L 21–28 | 3,750 | |
| October 21 | Nevada |
| W 48–0 | 4,500 | |
| October 28 | UC Davis |
| W 13–8 | 4,500 | |
| November 4 | at San Diego* | W 25–6 | 4,500 | ||
| November 11 | at Sacramento State | W 7–0 | 4,282 | ||
| November 18 | at Chico State |
| W 42–25 | 5,000 | |
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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
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "1962 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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