1947 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1947 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1947 college football season.

1947 San Francisco State Gators football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1947 record2–5 (1–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
1947 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Southern Oregon + 3 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Cal Aggies + 3 –1 –0  4 –5 –0
Humboldt State 2 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Chico State 1 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
San Francisco State 1 –3 –0  2 –5 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Gators were led by head coach Dick Boyle. Boyle was in the second year of his second stint as head coach of the team. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished with a record of two wins and five losses (2–5, 1–3 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 33–117.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27at Whittier*
L 0–13[1]
October 4Naval Air Station Alameda[note 3]*?L 0–34
October 11Cal Aggies[note 4]
L 0–20
October 18at Cal Poly[note 5]*
W 19–18
October 25at Humboldt State[note 6]
L 0–19
November 1at Chico State[note 7]
W 7–0
November 8Southern Oregon[note 8]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco
L 7–13[2]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1948 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes
  1. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. Naval Air Station Alameda was a Naval Air Station from 1940 to 1997. For many years they fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams.
  4. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  5. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  6. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  8. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1955.

References
  1. "Poets Trounce Bay City Grids". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 28, 1947. p. 19. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "DeAutremont 'Streaks' at SF". The Eugene Guard. Eugene, Oregon. November 9, 1947. p. 22. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1947 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. "1948 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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