1960 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1960 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season.

1960 San Francisco State Gators football
Conference	Far Western Conference
1960 record	9–1 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach	Joe Verducci (11th season)
Home stadium	Cox Stadium

1960 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 AP / #8 UPI Humboldt State $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
San Francisco State	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Chico State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Sacramento State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Nevada	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
UC Davis	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season with a record of nine wins and one loss (9–1, 4–1 FWC). For the season the team outscored its opponents 247–47. The Gators were dominant through much of the season, giving up a touchdown or less in nine of the ten games.

The Gators were led by head coach Joe Verducci in his 11th, and last year at the helm. In eleven years under Verducci, the Gators had a record of 74–31, for a winning percentage of .704. Verducci's teams won the conference title six times, and they appeared in one bowl game (the 1950 Pear Bowl).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 16	at UC Santa Barbara*	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 14–0
September 24	Long Beach State[note 3]*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 20–0
October 1	at Cal Poly Pomona[note 4]*	Pomona, CA	W 20–0
October 8	at Humboldt State[note 5]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 18–21
October 15	Los Angeles State[note 6]*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 35–6
October 22	Nevada	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 18–7
October 28	at UC Davis[note 7]	Aggie Field Davis, CA	W 41–0
November 5	San Diego*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 35–0
November 11	Sacramento State[note 8]	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 14–6
November 19	Chico State[note 9]	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 32–7
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL / AFL

The following San Francisco State players were selected in the 1961 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Charley Fuller	Halfback	16	220	San Francisco 49ers

The following San Francisco State players were selected in the 1961 AFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	AFL Team
Charley Fuller	Halfback	19	148	Oakland Raiders

The following player did not play football at San Francisco State, but completed his graduate degree at San Francisco State while playing in the NFL.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Carl Kammerer	Defensive End - Linebacker	2	22	San Francisco 49ers

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. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
4. 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).
5. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
6. California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
7. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
8. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
9. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

1. "1960 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
2. "1961 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.