1978 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1978 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the FWC. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 271 to 136. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

1978 San Francisco State Gators football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	1–9 (0–5 FWC)
Head coach	Vic Rowen (18th season)
Home stadium	Cox Stadium
Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Cal State Hayward	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Humboldt State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Chico State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Sacramento State	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
San Francisco State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Cal State Northridge*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 0–27	1,000
September 16	at Cal Poly Pomona*	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	W 16–14	1,800–3,000	[1]
September 30	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 14–37	7,983–7,992	[2]
October 7	Chico State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 24–28	1,837
October 14	at Cal State Hayward	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 10–26	1,016
October 21	Sacramento State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 10–13	1,312
October 28	at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 9–23	4,000
November 4	No. 4 UC Davis	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 12–40	2,683
November 11	at Portland State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 21–35	1,100	[3]
November 18	Cal Lutheran*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 20–28	1,012
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Francisco State players were selected in the 1979 NFL draft.^[5][6][7]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Frank Duncan	Defensive back	12	321	San Diego Chargers