1979 San Francisco State Gators football team

1979 San Francisco State Gators football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record3–7 (1–4 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Cal State Hayward 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Adjusted for Cal Poly Pomona forfeits to UC Davis and Sacramento State

The 1979 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State finished the season with an overall record of 3–7 and a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the FWC with Cal State Hayward. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 201 to 108. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Cal State Northridge*
W 17–142,950
September 15at Santa Clara*
L 0–366,410
September 22at Cal Poly Pomona*
W 17–63,000[1]
September 28at United States International*
L 3–26622
October 6Cal State Hayward
L 14–153,012
October 13at Sacramento State
L 6–142,000
October 20Humboldt State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 13–242,000–2,834[2]
October 27at UC Davis
L 9–224,800–5,000[3]
November 3Portland State*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 10–371,000
November 17at Chico State
W 19–71,000
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  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.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
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