1988 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1988 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season.

1988 San Francisco State Gators football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
1988 record	1–9 (1–4 NCAC)
Head coach	Vic Rowen (28th season)
Home stadium	Cox Stadium

1988 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 UC Davis $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Sonoma State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Chico State	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Humboldt State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Cal State Hayward	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
San Francisco State	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll

San Francisco State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC). The Gators were led by head coach Vic Rowen in his 28th year at the helm. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season with a record of one wins and nine losses (1–9, 1–4 NCAC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 74–333. The Gators were shut out in five of their games.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	Cal State Northridge*	Cox Stadium San Francisco	L 0–48	300[1]
September 17	at Santa Clara*	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California	L 0–35
September 24	at UC Santa Barbara*	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 6–16	4,250[2]
October 1	UC Davis	Cox Stadium San Francisco	L 0–35
October 8	at Saint Mary's*	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, California	L 0–54
October 15	Menlo*	Cox Stadium San Francisco	L 21–22
October 22	Chico State[note 1]	Cox Stadium San Francisco	L 9–31
October 29	Humboldt State	Cox Stadium San Francisco	W 30–14
November 5	at Cal State Hayward[note 2]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, California	L 0–44
November 12	at Sonoma State	Seawolf Stadium Rohnert Park, California	L 8–34
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes

1. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
2. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.

References

1. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 11, 1988. p. III-21. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 25, 1988. p. III-25. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1988 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
4. "1989 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
5. "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
6. "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.