1979 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1979 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season.

1979 San Francisco State Gators football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1979 record4–6 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
1979 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
UC Davis $ 5 –0 –0  7 –2 –1
Humboldt State 4 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
Sacramento State 2 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
San Francisco State 2 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Cal State Hayward 0 –5 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Adjusted for Cal State Hayward forfeit to San Francisco State and Cal Poly Pomona forfeits to UC Davis and Sacramento State
Rankings from Associated Press poll

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1] The Gators were led by head coach Vic Rowen in his 19th year at the helm. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 1–4 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 108–201.

At the end of the season, Cal State Hayward was required to forfeit their win against San Francisco State. This brought the Gators record to an adjusted four wins and six losses (4–6, 2–3 FWC).

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8at Cal State Northridge*
W 17–14
September 15at Santa Clara*
L 0–36
September 22at Cal Poly Pomona*
W 17–6[1]
September 28at US International[note 2]*
L 3–26
October 6Cal State Hayward[note 3]
W 14–15
forfeit win
October 13at Sacramento State[note 4]
L 6–14
October 20Humboldt State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco
L 13–24
October 27at UC Davis
L 9–22
November 3Portland State*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, California
L 10–37
November 17at Chico State[note 5]
W 19–7
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1980 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

Notes
  1. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  2. Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology.
  3. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  4. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  5. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.

References
  1. "Kingsmen Beat Redlands, 28-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 23, 1979. p. III-18. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1979 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. "1980 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.
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