1986 San Francisco State Gators football team

American college football season

1986 San Francisco State Gators football

Conference| Northern California Athletic Conference
Record| 2–9 (1–4 NCAC)
Head coach|

* Vic Rowen (26th season)

Home stadium| Cox Stadium

Seasons

<- 1985

1987 ->

1986 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 2 UC Davis $^  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 0
Chico State | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Cal State Hayward | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Sonoma State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
San Francisco State | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Humboldt State | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

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

Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1986 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 26th-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State finished the season with an overall record of 1–10 and a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the NCAC. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 390 to 123. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

After the season, Azusa Pacific was forced to forfeit their 1986 victories due to the use of ineligible players. That included their November 1 victory over San Francisco State. The forfeit improved the Gators' overall record to 2–9.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 6| at Wichita State*|

* Cessna Stadium
* Wichita, KS

| L 6–69| 18,836| [1]
September 13| at Cal Lutheran*|

* Mt. Clef Field
* Thousand Oaks, CA

| L 0–31| 2,108| [2]
September 20| at Saint Mary's*|

* Saint Mary's Stadium
* Moraga, CA

| L 21–51| 2,750|
September 27| Cal State Northridge*|

* Cox Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| L 0–37| 800–1,500| [3][4]
October 11| at Sonoma State|

* Cossacks Stadium
* Rohnert Park, CA

| L 10–16| 2,014|
October 18| No. 3 UC Davis|

* Cox Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| L 3–51| 3,000|
October 25| at Santa Clara*|

* Buck Shaw Stadium
* Santa Clara, CA

| L 24–27| 6,277|
November 1| Azusa Pacific*|

* Cox Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| W 17–28 (forfeit win)| 1,621| [5]
November 8| Chico State|

* Cox Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| L 0–48| 300|
November 15| Humboldt State|

* Cox Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| W 28–12| 300|
November 22| at Cal State Hayward|

* Pioneer Stadium
* Hayward, CA

| L 14–20| 300–500| [6]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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## Team players in the NFL[edit]

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1987 NFL Draft.[8][9][10]

The following finished their college career in 1986, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player | Position | First NFL team

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Joe Jackson | Linebacker | 1987 Seattle Seahawks

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Gators' long trip will be longer coming home". The San Francisco Examiner. September 7, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 14, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 28, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Final 1986 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
5. ^ "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1986. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
7. ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
8. ^ "1987 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
9. ^ "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
10. ^ "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.

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