Year: | 1967 |
Team: | San Francisco State Gators |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Far Western Conference |
Short Conf: | FWC |
Record: | 9–2 |
Conf Record: | 6–0 |
Head Coach: | Vic Rowen |
Hc Year: | 7th |
Stadium: | Cox Stadium |
Champion: | FWC champion |
Bowl: | Camellia Bowl |
Bowl Result: | L 6–27 vs. San Diego State |
The 1967 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 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the FWC for the fifth time in seven years. For the season the team outscored its opponents 235 to 134. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.
San Francisco State was invited to Camellia Bowl, the western regional final for the NCAA College Division, played in Sacramento, California. The Gators lost the game to No. 1-ranked San Diego State, 27–6.
The following San Francisco State players were selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft.[2] [3] [4]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team | |
Joe Koontz | Wide receiver | 9 | 234 | New York Giants | |
Jim Schmidt | Defensive back | 17 | 437 | Atlanta Falcons |