1978 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1978 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the FWC. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 271 to 136. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

1978 San Francisco State Gators football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record1–9 (0–5 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 UC Davis $^ 5 0 0 8 3 0
Cal State Hayward 4 1 0 8 2 0
Humboldt State 3 2 0 5 6 0
Chico State 2 3 0 5 5 0
Sacramento State 1 4 0 1 9 0
San Francisco State 0 5 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Cal State Northridge*L 0–271,000
September 16at Cal Poly Pomona*
W 16–141,800–3,000[1]
September 30at Nevada*L 14–377,983–7,992[2]
October 7Chico State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 24–281,837
October 14at Cal State HaywardL 10–261,016
October 21Sacramento State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 10–131,312
October 28at Humboldt StateL 9–234,000
November 4No. 4 UC Davis
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 12–402,683
November 11at Portland State*L 21–351,100[3]
November 18Cal Lutheran*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 20–281,012

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Team players in the NFL

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The following San Francisco State players were selected in the 1979 NFL draft.[5][6][7]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Frank Duncan Defensive back 12 321 San Diego Chargers

References

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  1. ^ "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Nevada Information Guide" (PDF). p. 129. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  3. ^ "PSU 'does it right,' defeats SFS 35–21". The Sunday Oregonian. November 12, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "1979 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  7. ^ "Draft History: San Francisco State". Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.