The 1951 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 1951 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Verducci, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. For the season, the team was outscored by its opponents 246 to 167. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.
| 1951 San Francisco State Gators football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (2–0 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Cox Stadium |
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| Cal Aggies $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Oregon | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | at Lewis & Clark* | Portland, OR | W 40–34 | ||
| September 21 | San Diego State* | L 14–32 | 8,000 | [1] | |
| September 29 | at Whittier* |
| W 26–6 | ||
| October 5 | Los Angeles State* |
| W 37–13 | [2] | |
| October 13 | at Chico State | W 25–6 | |||
| October 20 | College of Idaho* |
| L 19–45 | ||
| November 2 | Naval Air Station Alameda[note 1]* |
| W 21–12 | ||
| November 9 | La Verne* |
| W 19–0 | ||
| November 16 | Cal Aggies |
| W 25–12 | ||
| November 24 | at Fresno State* | W 20–7 | 5,433 | [3] | |
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Team players in the NFL
editNo San Francisco State players were selected in the 1952 NFL draft.[4][5][6]
The following finished their college career in 1951, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Al Endress | Defensive end, end | 1952 San Francisco 49ers |
Notes
edit- ^ Naval Air Station Alameda was a Naval Air Station from 1940 to 1997. For many years they fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams.
References
edit- ^ Howard Hagen (September 22, 1951). "San Diego Rips S.F. State, 32 to 14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-3.
- ^ "L.A. State Routed by San Francisco". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 6, 1951. p. III-3. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "1952 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
