1982 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1982 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season.

1982 San Francisco State Gators football
Conference	Far Western Conference
1982 record	4–6 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach	Vic Rowen (22nd season)
Home stadium	Cox Stadium

1982 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
Sacramento State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Cal State Hayward	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
San Francisco State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Chico State	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Humboldt State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1] The Gators were led by head coach Vic Rowen in his 22nd year at the helm. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6, 2–3 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 163–218.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	Cal State Northridge*	Cox Stadium San Francisco	L 14–24	1,800[1]
September 25	at Whittier*	Hadley Field Whittier, California	W 25–0	450[2]
October 2	at Santa Clara*	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California	L 14–44
October 9	at Sonoma State*	Seawolf Stadium Rohnert Park, California	W 20–0
October 16	at Saint Mary's*	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, California	L 17–21
October 23	at Cal State Hayward[note 2]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, California	L 13–42
October 30	UC Davis	Cox Stadium San Francisco	L 6–42
November 6	at Sacramento State[note 3]	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	L 16–23	5,549[3]
November 13	Humboldt State	Cox Stadium San Francisco	W 17–3
November 20	Chico State[note 4]	Cox Stadium San Francisco	W 21–19
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

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. "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 20, 1982. p. III-18. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1982. p. III-9. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (SF State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
4. "1982 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
5. "1983 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
6. "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
7. "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.