1980 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1980 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season.

1980 San Francisco State Gators football
Conference	Far Western Conference
1980 record	3–6–1 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach	Vic Rowen (20th season)
Home stadium	Cox Stadium

1980 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
UC Davis $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Cal State Hayward	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Chico State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
San Francisco State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Sacramento State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Humboldt State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion 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 20th 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, six losses and one tie (3–6–1, 2–3 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 169–201.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	Cal State Northridge*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 10–13	1,065[1]
September 13	at California Lutheran*	Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, CA	T 10–10	3,000[2]
September 27	Cal Poly Pomona*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 17–20	1,327[3]
October 4	at Cal State Hayward[note 2]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 7–21	[4]
October 11	Sacramento State[note 3]	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 19–0
October 18	at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 21–6
October 25	UC Davis	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 32–48
November 1	at Saint Mary’s*	Saint Mary’s Stadium Moraga, CA	W 30–23
November 8	Santa Clara*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 20–34
November 15	Chico State[note 4]	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 3–26
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.[6][7][8]

Notes

1. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
2. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
3. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
4. 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. "Northridge Wins Opener, 13-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 7, 1980. p. III-4. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Gabriel's Team Bows in Opener". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 14, 1980. p. III-18. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Cal Poly Pomona Wins On a Field Goal, 20-17". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 28, 1980. p. III-13. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Three TDs, 121 Yards For Santa Clara Back". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. October 5, 1980. p. 54. Retrieved March 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "1980 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
6. "1981 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
7. "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
8. "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.