1986 San Francisco State Gators football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1986 San Francisco State Gators football Northern California Athletic Conference NCAC 2–9 1–4 Vic Rowen 26th Cox Stadium 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, 1986 Azusa Pacific Cougars 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 1986 NCAA Division II NCAA Division II Football Committee September 6 l y y Wichita State Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS 6–69 18,836 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72130914/gators-long-trip-will-be-longer-coming/ The San Francisco Examiner Gators' long trip will be longer coming home September 7, 1986 February 26, 2021 Newspapers.com September 13 l y y 1986 Cal Lutheran Kingsmen Cal Lutheran Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, CA 0–31 2,108 Southland The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California September 14, 1986 III-19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10004632/southland_19860914/ Newspapers.com April 2, 2017 September 20 l y y 1986 Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA 21–51 2,750 September 27 l y Cal State Northridge Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA 0–37 800–1,500 Southland The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California September 28, 1986 III-19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10007230/southland_19860928/ Newspapers.com April 2, 2017 Final 1986 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Northridge) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/101/stats/13493 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 30, 2022 October 11 l y Sonoma State Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA 10–16 2,014 October 18 l UC Davis 3 Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA 3–51 3,000 October 25 l y y Santa Clara Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA 24–27 6,277 November 1 w y 1986 Azusa Pacific Cougars Azusa Pacific Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA 17–28 (forfeit win) 1,621 Saturday's Late Results The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California November 3, 1986 III-18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10007818/saturdays_late_results_19861103/ Newspapers.com April 2, 2017 November 8 l Chico State Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA 0–48 300 November 15 w Humboldt State Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA 28–12 300 November 22 l y Cal State Hayward Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA 14–20 300–500 Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/98/stats/13493 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 16, 2022 Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/628/stats/13493 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 9, 2022 Team players in the NFL No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1987 NFL draft.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1987.htm 1987 NFL Draft January 12, 2017 December 21, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071221193418/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1987.htm deadhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/sanfranciscost/ San Francisco St. Players/Alumni July 5, 2017http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=S&collegeName=San+Francisco+State&abbrFlag=0&type=school Draft History: San Francisco State April 3, 2017 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 San Francisco State Category:San Francisco State Gators football seasons San Francisco State Gators football Category:1986 in San Francisco