1936 San Francisco State Staters football team

The 1936 San Francisco State Staters football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1936 college football season.

1936 San Francisco State Staters football
Conference	Independent
1936 record	2–3–1
Head coach	Dan Farmer & Hal Hardin (2nd season)
Home stadium	Roberts Field

1936 Western college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Santa Clara			–					8	–	1	–	0
Humboldt State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					6	–	3	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					6	–	3	–	1
Gonzaga			–					5	–	3	–	0
Pomona			–					6	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly			–					5	–	4	–	0
San Jose State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Idaho Southern Branch			–					4	–	4	–	0
San Francisco			–					4	–	4	–	2
Portland			–					3	–	4	–	0
San Francisco State			–					2	–	3	–	1
Hawaii			–					3	–	5	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

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 second-year co-head coaches Dan Farmer and Hal Hardin. They played home games at a new stadium in 1936, Roberts Field in San Francisco, California. San Francisco State finished with a record of two wins, three losses and one tie (2–3–1). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 41–106.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	Mare Island Marines[note 2]*	Roberts Field San Francisco	W 26–0[1]	5,000
October 2	Marin Junior College[note 3]*	Roberts Field San Francisco	L 0–32[2]	5,000
October 9	San Francisco Junior College[note 4]*	Roberts Field San Francisco	W 2–0[3]	7,500
October 16	Miramonte Junior College[note 5][4]*	Roberts Field San Francisco	L 0–31[5]
October 23	at Chico State[note 6]*	Oroville HS Oroville, California	T 6–6[6]	2,000
October 30	at San Francisco Boys Club*	San Francisco	Cancelled (rain)[7]
November 7	at Santa Barbara State[note 7]*	Peabody Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 7–37[8]
*Non-conference game

Notes

1. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
2. Mare Island Naval Shipyard was a Navy / Marine shipyard from 1854 to 1996.
3. College of Marin was known as Marin Junior College from 1926 to 1946.
4. City College of San Francisco was known as San Francisco Junior College from 1935 to 1947.
5. Miramonte School and Junior College was a private school in Atascadero, California, founded in 1933 and folded sometime in the late 1930s
6. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
7. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara State College from 1921 to 1943.

References

1. "S.F. State Defeats Apprentices, 26-0". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. September 26, 1936. p. 4. Retrieved July 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Johnson Hero of Marin Win Over S.F. State, 32-0". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 3, 1936. p. 4. Retrieved July 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "State Upsets S.F. Jaysee Gridmen, 2-0". The Times. San Mateo, California. October 10, 1936. p. 8. Retrieved July 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Atascadeno Historical Society: History of the Historic City Hall". Retrieved October 19, 2017.
5. "Miramonte JC". The San Bernardino Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 17, 1936. p. 16. Retrieved July 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "S.F. State, Chico Battle to Draw". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 24, 1936. p. 9. Retrieved July 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Staters Call Off Grid Tilt". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. October 31, 1936. p. 23 – via GenealogyBank.com.
8. "Santa Barbara Whips S.F., 37-7". Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. November 8, 1936. p. 17 – via GenealogyBank.com.