1963 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1963 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season.

1963 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC co-champion
Conference	Far Western Conference
1963 record	6–2–1 (3–1–1 FWC)
Head coach	Vic Rowen (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cox Stadium

1963 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Humboldt State +	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	2
San Francisco State +	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
UC Davis +	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Sacramento State	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Nevada	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Chico State	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from College Division poll

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Gators were led by third-year head coach Vic Rowen. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season as co-champion of the FWC, with a record of six wins, two losses and one tie (6–2–1, 3–1–1 FWC). This was the third consecutive season the Gators won or shared the title for the conference. For the season the team outscored its opponents 157–128.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	Cal Poly[note 3]*	Cox Stadium San Francisco	W 33–22
September 28	Long Beach State[note 4]*	Cox Stadium San Francisco	W 20–16
October 5	at Cal Poly Pomona[note 5]*	Kellogg Field Pomona, California	W 21–6
October 12	at Santa Clara*	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California	L 6–21
October 19	at Sacramento State[note 6]	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, California	L 0–13
October 26	at UC Davis[note 7]	Toomey Field Davis, California	T 10–10
November 2	Humboldt State[note 8]	Cox Stadium San Francisco	W 21–16[1]
November 9	at Chico State[note 9]	College Field Chico, California	W 25–18
November 16	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium[note 10] Reno, Nevada	W 21–6
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1964 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

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. 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.
4. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
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, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
7. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
8. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
9. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
10. 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.

References

1. Don Terbush (November 4, 1963). "HSC Hosts Sacramento In Homecoming Tilt Saturday". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 19. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1963 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
3. "1964 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
4. "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
5. "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.