1975 San Francisco State Gators football team
American college football season
1975 San Francisco State Gators football | |
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Conference | Far Western Conference |
Record | 4–4–1 (2–3 FWC) |
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Home stadium | Cox Stadium |
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UC Davis $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Humboldt State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chico State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Hayward | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1975 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 4–4–1 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third place in the FWC. For the season the team outscored its opponents 165 to 149. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | at Cal State Northridge* |
| T 6–6 | 2,800–3,412 | [1][2] |
September 20 | at Cal Lutheran* |
| L 21–27 | 2,000–3,800 | [3] |
September 27 | at Cal State Los Angeles* |
| W 21–14 | 1,500–2,000 | [4] |
October 4 | Puget Sound* | W 31–3 | 1,000 | ||
October 11 | at Chico State |
| L 14–24 | 2,000–2,500 | [5] |
October 17 | Cal State Hayward |
| W 33–6 | 800 | |
October 25 | at Sacramento State |
| W 14–5 | 1,800–3,500 | [6] |
November 1 | Humboldt State |
| L 16–27 | 1,000 | |
November 8 | at UC Davis | L 9–37 | 5,600 | ||
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Team players in the NFL
The following San Francisco State players were selected in the 1976 NFL draft.[8][9][10]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Robert Sparks | Defensive back | 12 | 345 | Minnesota Vikings |
Rick Faulk | Punter | 15 | 410 | New York Jets |
The following finished their college career in 1975, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
Player | Position | First NFL team |
Bruce Rhodes | Defensive back | 1976 San Francisco 49ers |
References
- ^ "Ex-Bear Bailey Leads Long Beach State, 24-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 14, 1975. p. III-16. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ "Long Beach Routs Fullerton". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 21, 1975. p. III-14. Retrieved March 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SF State 21, CSLA 14". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 28, 1975. p. III-14. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "1976 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: San Francisco State". Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.