1950 San Francisco State Gators football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1950 San Francisco State Gators football Far Western Conference FWC 6–2 4–0 Joe Verducci 1st Cox Stadium FWC champion Pear Bowl L 7–61 vs. Lewis & Clark The 1950 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 1950 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Verducci, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 6–2 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title, the program's first conference championship. As champion of the FWC, the Gators qualified for the fifth annual Pear Bowl in Medford, Oregon. San Francisco State lost the game to Lewis & Clark, 61–7. For the season the team outscored by its opponents 260 to 180. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco. Schedule Pacific September 28 w y 1950 Caltech Beavers Caltech Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA 35–7 October 7 w y 1950 Southern Oregon Red Raiders Southern Oregon Walter E. Phillips Field Ashland, OR 39–21 Red Raiders Face First Rival https://www.newspapers.com/article/medford-mail-tribune/143630604/ Medford Mail Tribune Medford, Oregon October 18, 1949 10 March 18, 2024 Newspapers.com October 13 l y 1950 Whittier Poets Whittier Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA 20–41 San Francisco State Loses To Whittier Daily Independent Journal San Rafael, California October 14, 1950 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18269183/san_francisco_state_loses_to_whittier/ Newspapers.com March 13, 2018 October 20 w Humboldt State Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA 53–0 Humboldt Beaten By San Francisco Medford Mail Tribune Medford, Oregon October 22, 1950 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18269230/humboldt_beaten_by_san_francisco/ Newspapers.com March 13, 2018 October 28 w Chico State Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA 15–6 'Gators Nip Chico 15-6 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California October 29, 1950 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15028399/gators_nip_chico_156/ Newspapers.com November 10, 2017 November 4 w y Cal Aggies Aggie Field Davis, CA 32–26 San Francisco State's Gators Qualify For Pear Bowl Medford Mail Tribune Medford, Oregon November 6, 1950 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18269303/san_francisco_states_gators_qualify_for/ Newspapers.com March 13, 2018 November 10 w y Cal Poly San Dimas Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA 59–18 November 23 l y y Lewis & Clark Medford Stadium Medford, OR Pear Bowl 7–61 Football Slaughter Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona November 24, 1950 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18269464/football_slaughter/ Newspapers.com March 13, 2018 References San Francisco State Category:San Francisco State Gators football seasons Category:Northern California Athletic Conference football champion seasons San Francisco State Gators football Category:1950s in San Francisco