1986 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1986 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season.

1986 San Francisco State Gators football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
1986 record	2–9 (1–4 NCAC)
Head coach	Vic Rowen (26th season)
Home stadium	Cox Stadium

1986 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Chico State	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Cal State Hayward	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Sonoma State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
San Francisco State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Humboldt State	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

San Francisco State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC). The Gators were led by head coach Vic Rowen in his 26th year at the helm. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season with a record of one wins and ten losses (1–10, 1–4 NCAC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 123–390.

After the season, 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 brought the Gators adjusted record to 2–9, 1–4 NCAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	at Wichita State*	Cessna Stadium Wichita, Kansas	L 6–69
September 13	at California Lutheran*	Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, California	L 0–31	2,108[1]
September 20	at Saint Mary's*	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, California	L 21–51
September 27	Cal State Northridge*	Cox Stadium San Francisco	L 0–37	1,500[2]
October 11	at Sonoma State	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, California	L 10–16
October 18	UC Davis	Cox Stadium San Francisco	L 3–51
October 25	at Santa Clara*	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California	L 24–27
November 1	Azusa Pacific*	Cox Stadium San Francisco	W 17–28 forfeit win	1,621[3]
November 8	Chico State[note 1]	Cox Stadium San Francisco	L 0–48
November 15	Humboldt State	Cox Stadium San Francisco	W 28–12
November 22	at Cal State Hayward[note 2]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, California	L 14–20
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1987 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

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

Notes

1. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
2. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.

References

1. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 14, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 28, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1986. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "1986 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
5. "1987 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
6. "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
7. "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.