1951 San Francisco State Gators football team

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
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record8–2 (2–0 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Lewis & Clark*Portland, ORW 40–34
September 21San Diego State*L 14–328,000[1]
September 29at Whittier*
W 26–6
October 5Los Angeles State*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 37–13[2]
October 13at Chico StateW 25–6
October 20College of Idaho*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 19–45
November 2Naval Air Station Alameda[note 1]*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 21–12
November 9La Verne*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 19–0
November 16Cal Aggies
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 25–12
November 24at Fresno State*W 20–75,433[3]
  • *Non-conference game

Team players in the NFL

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No 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

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ Howard Hagen (September 22, 1951). "San Diego Rips S.F. State, 32 to 14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-3.
  2. ^ "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. 
  3. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "1952 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  6. ^ "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.