1937 San Francisco State Staters football team

The 1937 San Francisco State States football team represented San Francisco State College—now known as San Francisco State University—as an independent during the 1937 college football season. Led by third-year co-head coaches Dan Farmer and Hal Hardin, San Francisco State compiled a record of 1–6–1 and was outscored by its opponents 142 to 49. The team played home games at Roberts Field in San Francisco. Although the "Gator" was voted to be the mascot for the team in 1931, local newspaper articles called the team the "Staters" from 1935 through 1940.

1937 San Francisco State Staters football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–6–1
Head coach
Home stadiumRoberts Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–9 Santa Clara     9 0 0
San Jose State     11 2 1
Pomona     6 2 1
Humboldt State     4 2 0
Idaho Southern Branch     6 3 0
Cal Poly     4 2 2
Portland     4 3 1
Saint Mary's     4 3 2
San Francisco     4 5 1
Loyola (CA)     4 7 0
Gonzaga     2 6 2
Hawaii     2 6 0
San Francisco State     1 6 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 17San Mateo Junior College
L 8–20[1]
September 24Cal Aggies
  • Roberts Field
  • San Francisco, CA
L 7–13[2]
October 1Chico State
  • Roberts Field
  • San Francisco, CA
W 13–12[3]
October 8San Francisco Junior College
  • Roberts Field
  • San Francisco, CA
L 7–12\[4]
October 22at Santa Rosa Junior College
T 0–0[5]
October 30at Cal PolyL 0–33[6]
November 5at Sacramento Junior CollegeSacramento, CAL 14–33[7]
November 11at Linfield
L 0–19[8]

References

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  1. ^ "San Mateo J.C. Dumps S.F. State Eleven, 20 To 8". The Fresno Bee The Republican. Fresno, California. September 18, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  2. ^ "Cal Aggies Defeat S.F. State, 13-7". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. September 25, 1937. p. 5. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "Chico Defeated By 13-12 Margin". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 2, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  4. ^ "S.F. Jaysee Downs State Team, 12-7". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 9, 1937. p. 4. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  5. ^ "Santa Rosa Ties With S.F. Juniors". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 23, 1937. p. 13. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  6. ^ "Football Results". Santa Cruz Evening News. Santa Cruz, California. November 1, 1937. p. 3. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  7. ^ "Sacramento J.C. Routs S.F. State". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 6, 1937. p. 4. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  8. ^ "Pacific Lutheran, Linfield Triumph on Armistice Day". The Evening Herald. Klamath Falls, Oregon. November 12, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.