1989 San Francisco State Gators football team

1989 San Francisco State Gators football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	3–7 (0–5 NCAC)
Head coach	Vic Rowen (29th season)
Home stadium	Cox Stadium
Seasons ←  1988 1990  →

1989 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Chico State	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Humboldt State	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Sonoma State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Cal State Hayward	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
San Francisco State	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1989 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Vic Rowen in his 29th and final season as head coach, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the NCAC. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 280 to 165. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

Rowen finished his tenure at San Francisco State with a record of 120–163–10, for a .427 winning percentage. His teams won five conference championships and they in one bowl game, the Camellia Bowl in 1967.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Redlands *	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 18–6	500
September 16	Santa Clara *	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 9–23	500
September 23	UC Santa Barbara *	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 32–14	500
September 30	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 14–35	6,230
October 7	Saint Mary's *	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 3–45	500
October 14	at Menlo *	Atherton, CA	W 20–14	500
October 21	at Chico State	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 18–45	524–729	[1]
October 28	at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 27–45	1,700
November 4	Cal State Hayward	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 7–26	100–300	[2]
November 11	Sonoma State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 17–27	800
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Final 1989 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 22, 2022.
2. "Final 1989 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 16, 2022.
3. "Final 1989 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 9, 2022.