The 1952 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College—now known as San Francisco State University—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1952 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Joe Verducci, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 1–0 in conference play, placing third in the FWC. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 219 to 211. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.
| 1952 San Francisco State Gators football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 3–6, 1 win forfeited (1–0 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Cox Stadium |
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| Humboldt State $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Aggies | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Oregon | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the season, San Francisco State forfeited its non-conference win over Whittier, due to the ineligibility of the Gators' Al Endress, who had signed a professional baseball contract in 1950. With the forfeit, San Francisco State's overall record fell to 3–6.[1]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Pepperdine* | W 21–0 | |||
| October 3 | Whittier* |
| L 38–26 (forfeit loss) | ||
| October 11 | Occidental* |
| W 14–0 | ||
| October 18 | at Cal Poly* | L 26–34 | |||
| October 25 | at Santa Barbara* |
| L 6–20 | ||
| October 31 | Chico State |
| W 39–19 | [2] | |
| November 8 | at San Diego State* | L 28–39 | 5,000 | [3] | |
| November 15 | at College of Idaho* |
| L 19–33 | ||
| November 22 | at Fresno State* | L 20–48 | 5,119 | [4] | |
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References edit
- ^ "Poets Win Pigskin Game by Forfeit". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 25, 1952. p. 71. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "S.F. State Dumps Chico". The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California). November 2, 1952. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Howard Hagen (November 9, 1952). "Aztecs Rally to Whip San Francisco, 39-28". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
