1931 San Francisco State Golden Gaters football team

1931 San Francisco State Golden Gaters football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–3–3
Head coach	Dave Cox (1st season)
Home stadium	Ewing Field

1931 Western college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Mount St. Charles			–					6	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Saint Mary's			–					8	–	2	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					7	–	2	–	1
San Diego Marines			–					6	–	4	–	0
Hawaii			–					3	–	2	–	1
Santa Clara			–					5	–	4	–	1
San Francisco			–					4	–	4	–	2
San Francisco State			–					2	–	3	–	3
Gonzaga			–					3	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly			–					3	–	5	–	1
Humboldt State			–					1	–	2	–	1
Columbia (OR)			–					2	–	5	–	0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 San Francisco State Golden Gaters football team represented San Francisco State Teachers College—now known as San Francisco State University—as an independent during the 1931 college football season. This was the first season for football at San Francisco State. Led by first-year head coach Dave Cox, San Francisco State compiled a record of 2–3–3 and outscored its opponents 50 to 35. The team played home games at Ewing 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 "Golden Gaters".

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 1	Lowell High School	Ewing Field San Francisco, CA	T 0–0
September 12	at Marin Junior College	Kentfield, CA	L 0–6
September 17	at Galileo High School	Galileo Field San Francisco, CA	L 6–13
September 26	at Stanford freshmen	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	T 0–0
October 9	Continuation High School*	Ewing Field San Francisco, CA	W 25–0
October 16	Berkeley High School*	Ewing Field San Francisco, CA	L 0–2
October 24	at Humboldt State*	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	T 7–7
October 31	Salinas Junior College*	Ewing Field San Francisco, CA	W 12–7
*Non-conference game