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1956 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC co-champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record5–5 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
Seasons← 19551957 →
1956 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions

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 college 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at San Quentin State Prison*W 27–12
September 22at Cal Poly*L 7–25
September 29at NevadaW 32–20
October 5San Diego State*L 6–265,000
October 13at Humboldt StateL 7–34
October 20at Fresno State*L 0–286,719
October 26Redlands*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 6–7
November 3at Cal AggiesW 10–0
November 10Sacramento State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 26–0
November 16Chico State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 47–25
  • *Non-conference game

Notes

  1. This was the third annual game 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.

References

  1. "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
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