1939 San Francisco State Staters football team

The 1939 San Francisco State States football team represented San Francisco State College—now known as San Francisco State University—as an independent during the 1939 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Dick Boyle, San Francisco State compiled a record of 2–4–2 and was outscored by its opponents 70 to 59. The team played home games at Roberts Field in San Francisco. Although the "Gator" was voted to be the mascot for the team in 1931, local newspaper articles called the team the "Staters" from 1935 through 1940.

1939 San Francisco State Staters football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–4–2
Head coach	Dick Boyle (1st season)
Home stadium	Roberts Field

1939 Western college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Diego Marines			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. T–14 Santa Clara			–					5	–	1	–	3
Gonzaga			–					6	–	2	–	0
Humboldt State			–					5	–	2	–	0
Idaho Southern Branch			–					5	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly			–					4	–	4	–	1
San Francisco			–					4	–	3	–	3
La Verne			–					3	–	3	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	4	–	1
Hawaii			–					3	–	6	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					2	–	6	–	1
San Francisco State			–					2	–	4	–	2
Portland			–					1	–	5	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Marin Junior College	Kentfield, CA	W 26–0
September 22	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 6–13
September 29	San Mateo Junior College	Roberts Field San Francisco, CA	W 18–12
October 6	Cal Aggies	Roberts Field San Francisco, CA	L 0–7	5,500
October 13	Chico State	Roberts Field San Francisco, CA	T 0–0
October 21	at Humboldt State	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	L 9–19
October 28	at Cal Poly	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	T 0–0	2,000
November 3	at San Francisco Junior College	Seals Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 0–19