1956 San Francisco State Gators football team
| 1956 San Francisco State Gators football | |
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FWC co-champion | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (4–1 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Cox Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Aggies + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 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 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Joe Verducci, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the FWC title with the Cal Aggies and Humboldt State. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 177 to 168. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | at San Quentin State Prison* |
| W 27–12 | ||
| September 22 | at Cal Poly* | L 7–25 | |||
| September 29 | at Nevada | W 32–20 | |||
| October 5 | San Diego State* | L 6–26 | 5,000 | [2] | |
| October 13 | at Humboldt State | L 7–34 | |||
| October 20 | at Fresno State* | L 0–28 | 6,719 | [3] | |
| October 26 | Redlands* |
| L 6–7 | ||
| November 3 | at Cal Aggies | W 10–0 | |||
| November 10 | Sacramento State |
| W 26–0 | ||
| November 16 | Chico State |
| W 47–25 | ||
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Notes[edit]
- ^ This was the third annual game against San Quentin Prison. All of the games were held within the walls of the prison itself.
- ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ Howard Hagen (October 6, 1956). "Aztecs Score Easy 26-6 Win Over S.F. State". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. A-17.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.