1989 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1989 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University during the 1989 NCAA Division II football season.

1989 San Francisco State Gators football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
1989 record	3–7 (0–5 NCAC)
Head coach	Vic Rowen (29th season)
Home stadium	Cox Stadium

1989 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Chico State	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Humboldt State	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Sonoma State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Cal State Hayward	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
San Francisco State	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

San Francisco State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC). They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 0–5 NCAC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 165–280.

The Gators were led by head coach Vic Rowen in his 29th, and last year at the helm. In his 29 seasons as head coach at San Francisco State, Rowen compiled a record of 130–165–10, a .443 winning percentage. His teams won the conference championship five times, and they appeared in one bowl game during his tenure (the 1967 Camelia Bowl).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 9	Redlands*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 18–6
September 16	Santa Clara*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 9–23
September 23	UC Santa Barbara*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 32–14
September 30	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 14–35
October 7	Saint Mary’s*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 3–45
October 14	at Menlo*	Atherton, CA	W 20–14
October 21	at Chico State[note 1]	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 18–45
October 28	at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 27–45
November 4	Cal State Hayward[note 2]	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 7–26
November 11	Sonoma State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 17–27
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1990 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

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. "1989 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
2. "1990 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
3. "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
4. "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.