1965 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1965 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season.

1965 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC champion
Conference	Far Western Conference
1965 record	8–2 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach	Vic Rowen (5th season)
Home stadium	Cox Stadium

1965 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Francisco State $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Nevada	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
UC Davis	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Humboldt State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Sacramento State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Chico State	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Cal State Hayward*	0	–	0	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion * – Games vs. Cal State Hayward did not count as conference games in 1965. Rankings from College Division poll

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Gators were led by fifth-year head coach Vic Rowen. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season as champion of the FWC with a record of eight wins and two losses (8–2, 5–0 FWC). This was the fourth title in five years for the Gators. For the season the team outscored its opponents 289–107.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 18	Cal Poly[note 3]*	Cox Stadium San Francisco	L 20–21
September 25	Cal State Hayward[note 4]*	Cox Stadium San Francisco	W 37–6
October 2	Valley State[note 5]*	Cox Stadium San Francisco	W 27–0
October 9	at Redlands*	Redlands Stadium[note 6] Redlands, California	W 43–10
October 16	at Santa Clara*	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California	L 7–14
October 23	Humboldt State[note 7]	Cox Stadium San Francisco	W 37–0
October 30	at Chico State[note 8]	College Field Chico, California	W 63–20
November 6	Nevada	Cox Stadium San Francisco	W 27–8
November 13	at Sacramento State[note 9]	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, California	W 3–0
November 20	at UC Davis[note 10]	Toomey Field Davis, California	W 35–28
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1966 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. 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, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
5. California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
6. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season
7. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
8. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
9. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
10. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.

References

1. "1965 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
2. "1966 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.