1967 San Francisco State Gators football team
| 1967 San Francisco State Gators football | |
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FWC champion | |
Camellia Bowl, L 6–27 vs. San Diego State | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 9–2 (6–0 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Cox Stadium |
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| No. 17 San Francisco State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1967 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season.
San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Gators were led by seventh-year head coach Vic Rowen. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the regular season as champion of the FWC with a record of nine wins and one loss (9–1, 6–0 FWC). This was the fifth title in seven years for the Gators. For the season the team outscored its opponents 445–260, including three games where the Gators scored over 60 points.
At the end of the season, the Gators qualified for the College Division playoffs. On December 9, San Francisco State faced off against number 1 ranked San Diego State in the Camellia Bowl. The game was played in Sacramento, California and San Francisco State lost the game 6–27. This brought the Gators final record to 9–2.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 16 | Cal Poly[note 3]* | W 31–14 | |||
| September 23 | Long Beach State[note 4]* |
| W 55–27 | ||
| September 30 | at Santa Clara* | No. 16 | L 21–28 | ||
| October 7 | Nevada |
| W 34–6 | ||
| October 14 | at Chico State[note 5] |
| W 68–14 | ||
| October 21 | Cal State Hayward[note 6] |
| W 66–44 | ||
| October 28 | Sacramento State[note 7] | W 28–20 | |||
| November 4 | Humboldt State[note 8] |
| W 68–34 | ||
| November 11 | at UC Davis[note 9] | W 21–17 | |||
| November 18 | at Cal Poly Pomona[note 10]* |
| W 47–29 | ||
| December 9 | vs. No. 1 San Diego State[note 11]* |
| L 6–27 | 15,710[1] | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following San Francisco State players were selected in the 1968 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Joe Koontz | Wide receiver | 9 | 234 | New York Giants |
| Jim Schmidt | Defensive back | 17 | 437 | Atlanta Falcons |
Notes
- ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
- ^ The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
- ^ California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.
- ^ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
- ^ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
- ^ Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
- ^ California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was officially known as California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis from 1966 to 1971. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
- ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
References
- ^ "Top Rated Aztecs Camellia Victors". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. December 10, 1967. p. C-1. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1967 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "1968 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
