1957 San Francisco State Gators football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1957
| team = San Francisco State Gators
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Far Western Conference
| short_conf = FWC
| record = 7–3
| conf_record = 5–0
| head_coach = Joe Verducci
| hc_year = 8th
| captain =
| stadium = Cox Stadium
| champion = FWC champion
}}
{{1957 Far Western Conference football standings}}
The 1957 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 1957 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Joe Verducci, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title for the second consecutive season. For the season the team outscored its opponents 256 to 124. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = San Quentin State Prison
| site_stadium = San Quentin PrisonThis was the fourth annual game against San Quentin Prison. All of the games were held within the walls of the prison itself.
| site_cityst = San Quentin, CA
| score = 32–13
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = San Diego State
| site_stadium = Aztec Bowl
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| score = 13–14
| attend = 8,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = w
| opponent = Humboldt State
| site_stadium = Cox Stadium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, CA
| score = 28–14
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Cox Stadium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, CA
| score = 7–27
| attend = 3,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = w
| opponent = Nevada
| site_stadium = Cox Stadium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, CA
| score = 21–8
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = w
| opponent = Cal Aggies
| site_stadium = Cox Stadium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, CA
| score = 46–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Long Beach State
| site_stadium = Veterans Stadium
| site_cityst = Long Beach, CA
| score = 38–23
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Sacramento State
| site_stadium = Grant Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 41–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Chico State
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Chico, CA
| score = 23–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cal Poly
| site_stadium = Cox Stadium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, CA
| score = 7–13
| attend =
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/628/stats/12711 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 10, 2022 }}
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References
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