1967 San Francisco State Gators football team

1967 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record9–2 (6–0 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1967 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 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the FWC for the fifth time in seven years. For the season the team outscored its opponents 235 to 134. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

San Francisco State was invited to Camellia Bowl, the western regional final for the NCAA College Division, played in Sacramento, California. The Gators lost the game to No. 1-ranked San Diego State, 27–6.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Cal Poly*
W 31–141,500–2,000[1]
September 23Long Beach State*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 55–272,000
September 30at Santa Clara*No. 16
L 21–289,600
October 7Nevada
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 34–61,500
October 14at Chico State
W 68–146,000
October 21Cal State Hayward
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 66–444,500–4,800[2]
October 282:00 p.m.Sacramento State
W 28–205,917–6,500[3][4][5][6][7]
November 4Humboldt State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 68–343,500
November 11at UC Davis
W 21–173,700–4,500[8]
November 18at Cal Poly Pomona*No. 19
W 47–291,500
December 9vs. No. 1 San Diego State*No. 17
L 6–2715,710[9]

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Francisco State players were selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft.[11][12][13]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Joe Koontz Wide receiver 9 234 New York Giants
Jim Schmidt Defensive back 17 437 Atlanta Falcons

References

  1. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  3. ^ Swesey, Ben (October 27, 1967). "Hornets Hope Best FWC Defense Can Stop Top Offense". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. E1. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Swesey, Ben (October 27, 1967). "Hornets Hope Strong Defense Can Halt Gators (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. E2. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Swesey, Ben (October 29, 1967). "San Francisco, Clock Beat Hornets". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. E1. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Swesey, Ben (October 29, 1967). "SSC Runs Out Of Time In Bid To Overtake Gators (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. E2. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  9. ^ "Top Rated Aztecs Camellia Victors". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. December 10, 1967. p. C-1. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  11. ^ "1968 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  12. ^ "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  13. ^ "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.