1987 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1987 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University during the 1987 NCAA Division II football season.

1987 San Francisco State Gators football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
1987 record	1–8–1 (0–4–1 NCAC)
Head coach	Vic Rowen (27th season)
Home stadium	Cox Stadium

1987 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 UC Davis $	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Humboldt State	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Chico State	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Sonoma State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Cal State Hayward	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
San Francisco State	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Records adjusted for UC Davis forfeit to Humboldt State Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

San Francisco State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC). The Gators were led by head coach Vic Rowen in his 27th year at the helm. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season with a record of one wins, eight losses and one tie (1–8–1, 0–4–1 NCAC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 97–245.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	California Lutheran*	Cox Stadium San Francisco	L 13–23	500[1]
September 19	at Cal State Northridge*	North Campus Stadium Northridge, California	L 0–45
October 3	Saint Mary's*	Cox Stadium San Francisco	L 13–30
October 10	Sonoma State	Cox Stadium San Francisco	L 7–14
October 17	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, California	L 0–31
October 24	Santa Clara*	Cox Stadium San Francisco	L 7–28
October 31	at Azusa Pacific*	Cougar Athletic Stadium Azusa, California	W 20–7	2,000[2]
November 7	at Chico State[note 1]	University Stadium Chico, California	L 7–26
November 14	at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, California	T 13–13
November 21	Cal State Hayward[note 2]	Cox Stadium San Francisco	L 17–28
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes

1. The official name of Chico State is California State University, Chico. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State. See: Chico State
2. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972–2004. See: Cal State Hayward

References

1. Gary Klein (September 13, 1987). "Plague of Turnovers Throws CSUN for a 30-0 Loss". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-22. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1987. p. III-18. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1987 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
4. "1988 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.