1952 San Francisco State Gators football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1952 San Francisco State Gators football Far Western Conference FWC 3–6 1 1–0 Joe Verducci 3rd Cox Stadium The 1952 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 1952 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Joe Verducci, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 1–0 in conference play, placing third in the FWC. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 219 to 211. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco. After the season, San Francisco State forfeited its non-conference win over 1952 Whittier Poets Whittier, due to the ineligibility of the Gators' Al Endress, who had signed a professional baseball contract in 1950. With the forfeit, San Francisco State's overall record fell to 3–6. Poets Win Pigskin Game by Forfeit https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100785516/the-los-angeles-times/ Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California December 25, 1952 71 April 30, 2022 Newspapers.com Schedule September 26 w y Pepperdine Cox Stadium San Francisco CA 21–0 October 3 l y 1952 Whittier Poets Whittier Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA 38–26 (forfeit loss) October 11 w y 1952 Occidental Tigers Occidental Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA 14–0 October 18 l y y Cal Poly Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 26–34 October 25 l y y 1971 Santa Barbara Gauchos Santa Barbara La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 6–20 October 31 w Chico State Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA 39–19 S.F. State Dumps Chico The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) November 2, 1952 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15026545/s_f_state_dumps_chico/ Newspapers.com November 8 l y y San Diego State Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA 28–39 5,000 Aztecs Rally to Whip San Francisco, 39-28 The San Diego Union San Diego, California Howard Hagen November 9, 1952 B-1 November 15 l y y 1952 College of Idaho Coyotes College of Idaho Hayman Field Caldwell, ID 19–33 November 22 l y y Fresno State Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA 20–48 5,119 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374 Fresno State 2016 Media Guide December 8, 2016 December 20, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220192819/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374 dead Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1952 San Francisco State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/628/stats/13012 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 10, 2022 References San Francisco State Category:San Francisco State Gators football seasons San Francisco State Gators football Category:1950s in San Francisco