1963 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1963 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 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 6–2–1 with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, sharing the FWC title with Humboldt State and UC Davis. The Gators won or shared the title for the conference for third consecutive season. The team outscored its opponents 157 to 128 on the season. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

1963 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC co-champion
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	6–2–1 (3–1–1 FWC)
Head coach	Vic Rowen (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cox Stadium
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Humboldt State +	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	2
San Francisco State +	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
UC Davis +	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Sacramento State	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Nevada	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Chico State	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Cal Poly*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 33–22	4,500	^[1]
September 28	Long Beach State*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 20–16	2,500	^[2]
October 5	at Cal Poly Pomona*	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	W 21–6	2,500	^[3]
October 12	at Santa Clara*	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 6–21
October 19	at Sacramento State	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 0–13
October 26	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	T 10–10	4,500	^[4]
November 2	Humboldt State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 21–16		^[5]
November 9	at Chico State	College Field Chico, CA	W 25–18	3,500	^[6]
November 16	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium^[note 1] Reno, NV	W 21–6
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.^[7]

References

1. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
5. Don Terbush (November 4, 1963). "HSC Hosts Sacramento In Homecoming Tilt Saturday". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 19. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
7. "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
8. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.