1950 San Francisco State Gators football team
| 1950 San Francisco State Gators football | |
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FWC champion | |
Pear Bowl, L 7–61 vs. Lewis & Clark | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 6–2 (4–0 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Cox Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Aggies | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Oregon | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1950 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1950 college football season.
San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Gators were led by first-year head coach Joe Verducci. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season as champion of the FWC, with a regular season record of six wins and one loss (6–1, 4–0 FWC). For the season the team outscored its opponents 260–180.
At the end of the season, as champion of the FWC the Gators qualified for the 5th annual Pear Bowl in Medford, Oregon. San Francisco State lost the game 7–61 vs. Lewis & Clark. This brought the team's final record to six wins and two losses (6–2, 4–0 FWC).
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 28 | Caltech* | W 35–7 | |
| October 7 | at Southern Oregon[note 3] |
| W 39–21 |
| October 13 | Whittier* |
| L 20–41[1] |
| October 20 | Humboldt State[note 4] |
| W 53–0[2] |
| October 28 | Chico State[note 5] |
| W 15–6[3] |
| November 4 | at Cal Aggies[note 6] | W 32–26[4] | |
| November 10 | Cal Poly San Dimas[note 7]* |
| W 59–18 |
| November 23 | Lewis & Clark* | L 7–61[5] | |
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Team players in the NFL
No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1951 NFL Draft.[7][8][9]
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.
- ^ Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1955.
- ^ Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
- ^ California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was located in San Dimas, California and known as Cal Poly Voorhis Unit from 1938 to 1956. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (San Dimas).
- ^ Spiegelberg Stadium was known as Medford Stadium from 1936 to 1983
References
- ^ "San Francisco State Loses To Whittier". Daily Independent Journal. San Rafael, California. October 14, 1950. p. 5. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Humboldt Beaten By San Francisco". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. October 22, 1950. p. 3. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Gators Nip Chico 15-6". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 29, 1950. p. 13. Retrieved November 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "San Francisco State's Gators Qualify For Pear Bowl". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. November 6, 1950. p. 12. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football Slaughter". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. November 24, 1950. p. 19. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1950 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "1951 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
