1986 San Francisco State Gators football team

1986 San Francisco State Gators football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	2–9 (1–4 NCAC)
Head coach	Vic Rowen (26th season)
Home stadium	Cox Stadium
Seasons ←  1985 1987  →

1986 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Chico State	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Cal State Hayward	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Sonoma State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
San Francisco State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Humboldt State	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1986 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 26th-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State finished the season with an overall record of 1–10 and a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the NCAC. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 390 to 123. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

After the season, Azusa Pacific was forced to forfeit their 1986 victories due to the use of ineligible players. That included their November 1 victory over San Francisco State. The forfeit improved the Gators' overall record to 2–9.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Wichita State *	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	L 6–69	18,836	[1]
September 13	at Cal Lutheran *	Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, CA	L 0–31	2,108	[2]
September 20	at Saint Mary's *	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	L 21–51	2,750
September 27	Cal State Northridge *	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 0–37	800–1,500	[3] [4]
October 11	at Sonoma State	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	L 10–16	2,014
October 18	No. 3 UC Davis	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 3–51	3,000
October 25	at Santa Clara *	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 24–27	6,277
November 1	Azusa Pacific *	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 17–28 (forfeit win)	1,621	[5]
November 8	Chico State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 0–48	300
November 15	Humboldt State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 28–12	300
November 22	at Cal State Hayward	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 14–20	300–500	[6]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1987 NFL Draft. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

The following finished their college career in 1986, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Joe Jackson	Linebacker	1987 Seattle Seahawks

References

1. "Gators' long trip will be longer coming home". The San Francisco Examiner. September 7, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 14, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 28, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Final 1986 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 30, 2022.
5. "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1986. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 16, 2022.
7. "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 9, 2022.
8. "1987 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
9. "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni" . Retrieved July 5, 2017.
10. "Draft History: San Francisco State" . Retrieved April 3, 2017.