American college football season
The 1979 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State finished the season with an overall record of 3–7 and a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the FWC with Cal State Hayward. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 201 to 108. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | at Cal State Northridge* | | W 17–14 | 2,950 | |
September 15 | at Santa Clara* | | L 0–36 | 6,410 | |
September 22 | at Cal Poly Pomona* | | W 17–6 | 3,000 | [1] |
September 28 | at United States International* | | L 3–26 | 622 | |
October 6 | Cal State Hayward | | L 14–15 | 3,012 | |
October 13 | at Sacramento State | | L 6–14 | 2,000 | |
October 20 | Humboldt State | - Cox Stadium
- San Francisco, CA
| L 13–24 | 2,000–2,834 | [2] |
October 27 | at UC Davis | | L 9–22 | 4,800–5,000 | [3] |
November 3 | Portland State* | - Cox Stadium
- San Francisco, CA
| L 10–37 | 1,000 | |
November 17 | at Chico State | | W 19–7 | 1,000 | |
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