1952 San Francisco State Gators football team

1952 San Francisco State Gators football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record3–6, 1 win forfeited (1–0 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Humboldt State $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Cal Aggies 2 – 1 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
San Francisco State 1 – 0 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Chico State 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Southern Oregon 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1952 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College—now known as San Francisco State University—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1952 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Joe Verducci, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 1–0 in conference play, placing third in the FWC. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 219 to 211. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

After the season, San Francisco State forfeited its non-conference win over Whittier, due to the ineligibility of the Gators' Al Endress, who had signed a professional baseball contract in 1950. With the forfeit, San Francisco State's overall record fell to 3–6.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Pepperdine*
W 21–0
October 3Whittier*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 38–26 (forfeit loss)
October 11Occidental*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 14–0
October 18at Cal Poly*
L 26–34
October 25at Santa Barbara*
L 6–20
October 31Chico State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 39–19[2]
November 8at San Diego State*
L 28–395,000[3]
November 15at College of Idaho*
L 19–33
November 22at Fresno State*
L 20–485,119[4]
  • *Non-conference game

[5]

References

  1. ^ "Poets Win Pigskin Game by Forfeit". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 25, 1952. p. 71. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "S.F. State Dumps Chico". The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California). November 2, 1952. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Howard Hagen (November 9, 1952). "Aztecs Rally to Whip San Francisco, 39-28". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
  4. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.