1963 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1963 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 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 6–2–1 with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, sharing the FWC title with Humboldt State and UC Davis. The Gators won or shared the title for the conference for third consecutive season. The team outscored its opponents 157 to 128 on the season. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

1963 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC co-champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record6–2–1 (3–1–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Humboldt State + 3 1 1 6 1 2
San Francisco State + 3 1 1 6 2 1
UC Davis + 3 1 1 6 2 1
Sacramento State 2 2 1 6 2 1
Nevada 2 3 0 3 6 0
Chico State 0 5 0 2 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Cal Poly*W 33–224,500[1]
September 28Long Beach State*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 20–162,500[2]
October 5at Cal Poly Pomona*
W 21–62,500[3]
October 12at Santa Clara*L 6–21
October 19at Sacramento StateL 0–13
October 26at UC DavisT 10–104,500[4]
November 2Humboldt State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 21–163,500[5][6]
November 9at Chico State
W 25–183,500[7]
November 16at Nevada
W 21–6
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

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  1. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Cal Poly)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Long Beach State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Cal Poly Pomona)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  5. ^ Don Terbush (November 4, 1963). "HSC Hosts Sacramento In Homecoming Tilt Saturday". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 19. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Chico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  8. ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.