1950 San Francisco State Gators football team

1950 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC champion
Pear Bowl, L 7–61 vs. Lewis & Clark
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record6–2 (4–0 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Verducci, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 6–2 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title, the program's first conference championship. As champion of the FWC, the Gators qualified for the fifth annual Pear Bowl in Medford, Oregon. San Francisco State lost the game to Lewis & Clark, 61–7. For the season the team outscored by its opponents 260 to 180. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Caltech*
W 35–7
October 7at Southern Oregon
W 39–21[1]
October 13Whittier*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 20–41[2]
October 20Humboldt State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 53–0[3]
October 28Chico State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 15–6[4]
November 4at Cal Aggies
W 32–26[5]
November 10Cal Poly San Dimas*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 59–18
November 23vs. Lewis & Clark*
L 7–61[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Red Raiders Face First Rival". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. October 18, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "San Francisco State Loses To Whittier". Daily Independent Journal. San Rafael, California. October 14, 1950. p. 5. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Humboldt Beaten By San Francisco". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. October 22, 1950. p. 3. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "'Gators Nip Chico 15-6". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 29, 1950. p. 13. Retrieved November 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "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.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Football Slaughter". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. November 24, 1950. p. 19. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon