1959 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1959 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season.

1959 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC champion
Conference	Far Western Conference
1959 record	10–0 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach	Joe Verducci (10th season)
Home stadium	Cox Stadium

1959 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 San Francisco State $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Humboldt State	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Nevada	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Chico State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Sacramento State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
UC Davis	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Gators were led by 10th-year head coach Joe Verducci. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season undefeated, as champion of the FWC, with a record of ten wins and no losses (10–0, 5–0 FWC). This was the fourth straight title for the Gators. For the season the team outscored its opponents 302–85.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 12	at San Quentin State Prison*	San Quentin Prison[note 3] San Quentin, CA	W 20–16
September 19	Humboldt State[note 4]	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 28–0
September 26	Cal Poly Pomona[note 5]*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 34–14
October 3	at Long Beach State[note 6]*	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	W 12–0
October 10	at San Quentin Prison[note 7]*	San Quentin Prison San Quentin, CA	W 35–0
October 17	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium[note 8] Reno, NV	W 30–14
October 24	UC Santa Barbara*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 28–14
October 31	UC Davis[note 9]	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 46–0
November 7	at Sacramento State[note 10]	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 37–14
November 14	at Chico State[note 11]	College Field Chico, CA	W 32–13
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1960 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

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. This was the fifth annual game against San Quentin Prison. All of the games were held within the walls of the prison itself.
4. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
5. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit from 1957 to 1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
6. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
7. A game against Occidental College had been scheduled for this date. However, several members of the Occidental team came down with food poisoning, so a second game against San Quentin Prison was scheduled.
8. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
9. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
10. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
11. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

1. "1959 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
2. "1960 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
3. "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
4. "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.