1954 San Francisco State Gators football team

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1954 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC champion
Conference Far Western Conference
1954 record8–2 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Cox Stadium
Seasons
←  1953
1955  →
1954 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Francisco State $ 5 –0 –08 –2 –0
Chico State 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Humboldt State 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Nevada 2 –3 –02 –5 –0
Cal Aggies 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
Southern Oregon 0 –2 –02 –5 –0
Sacramento State 0 –5 –00 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Second San Francisco State vs. Nevada game did not count in conference standings

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Joe Verducci, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title. For the season the team outscored its opponents 253 to 120. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at San Quentin State Prison *
W 26–13
September 25at Nevada
W 39–19
October 1at Cal Aggies
W 41–7
October 8 San Diego State *
W 12–105,500 [2]
October 16at Cal Poly *
L 0–19
October 29Nevada [note 3] *
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 54–0
November 6at Humboldt State
W 14–72,500 [3]
November 12 Sacramento State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 40–0
November 19 Chico State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 7–6
November 26at Fresno State *
L 20–394,085 [4]
  • *Non-conference game

Notes

  1. ↑ This was the first of six annual games against San Quentin Prison. All of the games were held within the walls of the prison itself.
  2. ↑ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season. [1]
  3. ↑ The second San Francisco State vs. Nevada game did not count as a conference game.

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References

  1. ↑ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno . Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ Howard Hagen (October 9, 1954). "Punchless Aztecs Blow Third Straight, 12-10". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. A-17.
  3. ↑ "Inspired Humboldt State Team Plays Best Game Of Season In Losing To San Francisco Gators". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. November 8, 1954. p. 6. Retrieved March 12, 2018– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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