1967 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1967 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season.

1967 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC champion
Camellia Bowl, L 6–27 vs. San Diego State
Conference	Far Western Conference
1967 record	9–2 (6–0 FWC)
Head coach	Vic Rowen (7th season)
Home stadium	Cox Stadium

1967 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 UPI San Francisco State $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Sacramento State	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Humboldt State	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Cal State Hayward	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Nevada	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
UC Davis	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Chico State	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Gators were led by seventh-year head coach Vic Rowen. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the regular season as champion of the FWC with a record of nine wins and one loss (9–1, 6–0 FWC). This was the fifth title in seven years for the Gators. For the season the team outscored its opponents 445–260, including three games where the Gators scored over 60 points.

At the end of the season, the Gators qualified for the College Division playoffs. On December 9, San Francisco State faced off against number 1 ranked San Diego State in the Camellia Bowl. The game was played in Sacramento, California and San Francisco State lost the game 6–27. This brought the Gators final record to 9–2.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16	Cal Poly[note 3]*		Cox Stadium San Francisco	W 31–14
September 23	Long Beach State[note 4]*		Cox Stadium San Francisco	W 55–27
September 30	at Santa Clara*	No. 16	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California	L 21–28
October 7	Nevada		Cox Stadium San Francisco	W 34–6
October 14	at Chico State[note 5]		College Field Chico, California	W 68–14
October 21	Cal State Hayward[note 6]		Cox Stadium San Francisco	W 66–44
October 28	Sacramento State[note 7]		Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, California	W 28–20
November 4	Humboldt State[note 8]		Cox Stadium San Francisco	W 68–34
November 11	at UC Davis[note 9]		Toomey Field Davis, California	W 21–17
November 18	at Cal Poly Pomona[note 10]*		Kellogg Field Pomona, California	W 47–29
December 9	vs. No. 1 San Diego State[note 11]*		Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, California (Camellia Bowl)	L 6–27	15,710[1]
*Non-conference game Rankings from UPI small college

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Francisco State players were selected in the 1968 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Joe Koontz	Wide receiver	9	234	New York Giants
Jim Schmidt	Defensive back	17	437	Atlanta Falcons

Notes

1. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
3. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
4. California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.
5. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
6. California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
7. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
8. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
9. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
10. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was officially known as California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis from 1966 to 1971. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
11. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

1. "Top Rated Aztecs Camellia Victors". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. December 10, 1967. p. C-1. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1967 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
3. "1968 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
4. "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
5. "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.