1974 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1974 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season.

1974 San Francisco State Gators football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1974 record5–6 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
1974 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
UC Davis $ 5 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
San Francisco State 2 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
Humboldt State 2 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
Cal State Hayward 2 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Sacramento State 2 –3 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1] The Gators were led by head coach Vic Rowen in his 14th year at the helm. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the regular season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 2–3 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 175–234.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 7at Nevada*
L 7–28
September 14at Puget Sound*
L 0–28
September 21Cal Poly Pomona*
W 21–172,000[1]
September 28Cal State Northridge*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 7–61,200[2]
October 5at Southern Oregon[note 2]*
L 18–21
October 12Western Oregon[note 3]*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 37–17
October 19Chico State[note 4]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 21–18
October 26at Cal State Hayward[note 5]
W 28–25
November 2Sacramento State[note 6]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 17–27
November 9at Humboldt State
L 12–16
November 16UC Davis[note 7]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 7–31
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes
  1. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  2. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College from 1956 to 1974.
  3. Western Oregon University was known as Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1980.
  4. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  5. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  6. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  7. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.

References
  1. "San Diego St. Defense Checks Tampa, 28-25". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1974. p. III-12. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Holoubek Throws for 4 Scores, Rallies Cal State L.A. to Victory". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 29, 1974. p. III-12. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1974 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. "1975 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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