1977 San Francisco State Gators football team

American college football season

1977 San Francisco State Gators football

Conference| Far Western Conference
Record| 5–5 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach|

* Vic Rowen (17th season)

Home stadium| Cox Stadium

Seasons

<- 1976

1978 ->

1977 Far Western Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 3 UC Davis $^  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 1  | - | 0
Chico State | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Cal State Hayward | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
San Francisco State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Humboldt State | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Sacramento State | 0  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 0  | - | 10  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division II playoff participant

Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1977 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the FWC. For the season the team outscored by its opponents 197 to 155. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 10| at Cal State Northridge*|

* Devonshire Downs
* Northridge, CA

| L 10–17| 2,700–5,000| [1]
September 17| Cal Poly Pomona*|

* Cox Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| W 21–18| 1,400|
September 24| Southern Oregon*|

* Cox Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| W 41–20| 2,100|
October 1| Nevada*|

* Cox Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| L 7–47| 3,155|
October 8| at Chico State|

* University Stadium
* Chico, CA

| L 0–32| 3,856|
October 15| Cal State Hayward|

* Cox Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| W 16–10| 1,690|
October 22| at Sacramento State|

* Hornet Stadium
* Sacramento, CA

| W 19–7| 2,976–3,000| [2]
October 29| Humboldt State|

* Cox Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| L 13–19| 2,625|
November 5| at No. 7 UC Davis|

* Toomey Field
* Davis, CA

| L 7–21| 5,700|
November 12| at Cal State Los Angeles*|

* Campus Field
* Los Angeles, CA

| W 21–6| 4,000|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Cal Lutheran Passes Beat San Diego". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 11, 1977. p. III-14. Retrieved March 31, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
3. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.

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* Ewing Field (1931–1935)
* Roberts Field (1936–1941)
* Cox Stadium (1946–1994)

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