1935 San Francisco State Staters football team

The 1935 San Francisco State Staters football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1935 college football season.

1935 San Francisco State Staters football
Conference	Independent
1935 record	2–5–1
Head coach	Dan Farmer & Hal Hardin (1st season)
Home stadium	Ewing Field

1935 Western college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Idaho Southern Branch			–					7	–	0	–	1
Humboldt State			–					6	–	1	–	1
Cal Poly			–					5	–	2	–	1
Pomona			–					5	–	2	–	1
Saint Mary's			–					5	–	2	–	2
Hawaii			–					5	–	3	–	0
San Francisco			–					5	–	3	–	0
Gonzaga			–					5	–	4	–	1
Loyola (CA)			–					6	–	5	–	0
San Jose State			–					5	–	5	–	1
Portland			–					3	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					3	–	6	–	1
San Francisco State			–					2	–	5	–	1

Although the "Gator" was voted to be the mascot for the team in 1931, local newspaper articles called the team the "Staters" from 1935 through 1940. The team was led by first-year co-head coaches Dan Farmer and Hal Hardin. They played home games at Ewing Field in San Francisco, California. San Francisco State finished with a record of two wins, five losses and one tie (2–5–1). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 48–127.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 13	Marin Junior College[note 2]*	Kentfield, California	L 8–26[1]
September 21	at Humboldt State[note 3]*	Albee Stadium Eureka, California	L 12–25[2]
September 28	at Menlo[note 4]*	Atherton, California	W 12–6[3]
October 5	Chico State[note 5]*	Ewing Field San Francisco	L 0–24[4]
October 12	Mare Island Marines[note 6]*	Ewing Field San Francisco	T 2–2[5]
October 19	San Francisco Junior College[note 7]*	Kezar Stadium San Francisco	L 12–32[6]
October 26	Salinas JC[note 8]*	Ewing Field San Francisco	W 2–0[7]
November 1	San Mateo Junior College[note 9]*	Ewing Field San Francisco	Cancelled (rain)[8]
November 8	Santa Barbara State[note 10]*	Ewing Field San Francisco	L 0–12[9]
*Non-conference game

Notes

1. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
2. College of Marin was known as Marin Junior College from 1926 to 1946.
3. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
4. Menlo College was known as Menlo School and Junior College from 1927 to 1948.
5. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
6. Mare Island Naval Shipyard was a Navy / Marine shipyard from 1854 to 1996.
7. City College of San Francisco was known as San Francisco Junior College from 1935 to 1947.
8. Hartnell College was known as Salinas Junior College from 1921 to 1947.
9. College of San Mateo was known as San Mateo Junior College from 1922 to 1954.
10. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara State College from 1921 to 1943.

References

1. "Mariners Defeat S.F. State, 26-8". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. September 14, 1935. p. 4. Retrieved July 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Charley Erb Team Gets Good Start". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. September 22, 1935. p. 5. Retrieved July 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Football Scores". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. September 30, 1935. p. 4. Retrieved July 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Chico Staters Trim S.F., 24-0". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 6, 1935. p. 15. Retrieved July 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "S.F. State Meets Jaysee Rivals". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 15, 1935. p. 38. Retrieved July 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bears Defeat Broncos 6 to 0 in Hot Grid Tilt". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. October 20, 1935. p. 49 – via GenealogyBank.com.
7. "Center's Bad Pass Wins Ball Game For Salinas J.C." Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. October 27, 1935. p. 9. Retrieved July 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "S.F. Game Called Off". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 2, 1935. p. 9. Retrieved July 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Santa Barbara State Defeats S.F. Eleven". The Fresno Bee The Republican. Fresno, California. November 9, 1935. p. 5. Retrieved July 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.