1966 San Francisco State Gators football team
American college football season
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The 1966 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 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. For the season the team outscored its opponents 235 to 134. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record7–3 (5–1 FWC)
Headcoach
- Vic Rowen (6th season)
HomestadiumCox Stadium
| 1966 San Francisco State Gators football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (5–1 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Cox Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at Cal Poly* | W 38–0 | 3,636–4,200 | [1] | |
| September 24 | at Long Beach State* | L 18–24 | 6,700 | ||
| October 1 | Santa Clara* | L 16–26 | 5,000 | ||
| October 8 | Cal Poly Pomona* |
| W 28–26 | 2,000–2,200 | [2] |
| October 15 | at Nevada | W 27–0 | 6,000 | ||
| October 22 | Chico State |
| W 39–13 | 3,100–3,300 | [3] |
| October 29 | at Cal State Hayward | W 21–12 | 1,800 | ||
| November 5 | Sacramento State |
| L 9–10 | 4,400 | |
| November 12 | at Humboldt State | W 22–17 | 7,000 | ||
| November 19 | UC Davis |
| W 17–6 | 600–750 | [4] |
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Team players in the NFL
The following San Francisco State players were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft.[6][7][8]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Elmer Collett | Guard | 14 | 208 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Terry Oakes | Defensive end | 15 | 377 | Chicago Bears |
| Lyle Baucom | Tackle | 17 | 431 | Washington Redskins |