1962 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1962 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College—now known as San Francisco State University—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 6–2–1 with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, winning the FWC title. For the season the team outscored its opponents 135 to 102. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

1962 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record6–2–1 (3–1–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
1962 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Francisco State $ 3 –1 –16 –2 –1
Humboldt State 3 –2 –07 –2 –0
Nevada 2 –2 –15 –3 –1
UC Davis 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –04 –4 –1
Sacramento State 2 –3 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at UC Santa Barbara*
W 16–148,000
September 22at Long Beach State*
W 20–73,831
September 29Cal Poly Pomona*
L 9–123,500–3,800[1]
October 6at Humboldt State
L 7–277,500
October 13Santa Clara*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 19–83,700[2]
October 20at Nevada
T 14–143,200–3,500[4]
October 26at UC Davis
W 12–72,500
November 10Sacramento State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 28–72,576–3,500[5]
November 17Chico State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 10–65,800
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL / AFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft.[7][8][9]

The following finished their college career in 1962, were not drafted, but played in the AFL.

PlayerPositionFirst AFL team
Bill BairdDefensive Back - Halfback1963 New York Jets

Notes
  1. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[3]

References
  1. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  3. "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  7. "1963 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  8. "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  9. "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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