1967 San Francisco State Gators football team
American college football season
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The 1967 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 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the FWC for the fifth time in seven years. For the season the team outscored its opponents 235 to 134. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.
- Vic Rowen (7th season)
| 1967 San Francisco State Gators football | |
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FWC champion | |
Camellia Bowl, L 6–27 vs. San Diego State | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 9–2 (6–0 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Cox Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 San Francisco State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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San Francisco State was invited to Camellia Bowl, the western regional final for the NCAA College Division, played in Sacramento, California. The Gators lost the game to No. 1-ranked San Diego State, 27–6.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | Cal Poly* | W 31–14 | 1,500–2,000 | [1] | |||
| September 23 | Long Beach State* |
| W 55–27 | 2,000 | |||
| September 30 | at Santa Clara* | No. 16 | L 21–28 | 9,600 | |||
| October 7 | Nevada |
| W 34–6 | 1,500 | |||
| October 14 | at Chico State |
| W 68–14 | 6,000 | |||
| October 21 | Cal State Hayward |
| W 66–44 | 4,500–4,800 | [2] | ||
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Sacramento State | W 28–20 | 5,917–6,500 | [3][4][5][6][7] | ||
| November 4 | Humboldt State |
| W 68–34 | 3,500 | |||
| November 11 | at UC Davis | W 21–17 | 3,700–4,500 | [8] | |||
| November 18 | at Cal Poly Pomona* | No. 19 |
| W 47–29 | 1,500 | ||
| December 9 | vs. No. 1 San Diego State* | No. 17 |
| L 6–27 | 15,710 | [9] | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following San Francisco State players were selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft.[11][12][13]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Joe Koontz | Wide receiver | 9 | 234 | New York Giants |
| Jim Schmidt | Defensive back | 17 | 437 | Atlanta Falcons |
