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1961 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC co-champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record8–2 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13/16 Humboldt State + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
San Francisco State + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
UC Davis 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Nevada 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Chico State 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll and UPI small college poll

The 1961 San Francisco State Gators football team was an American football team that represented San Francisco State College (now known as San Francisco State University) as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1961 college football season. In their first year under head coach Vic Rowen, the Gators compiled an 8–2 record (4–1 in conference games), shared the FWC title with Humboldt State, and outscored opponents by a total of 261 to 102.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Dick Valdas (1,235 passing yards), halfback Tom Manney (561 rushing yards), and halfback Jesse Racines (396 receiving yards, 48 points scored).[1]

The team played its home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16UC Santa Barbara*
W 59–02,500
September 23Long Beach State*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 14–95,500
September 30at Cal Poly Pomona*
W 26–193,000–4,200[2]
October 7Humboldt State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 6–76,200[3]
October 14at Los Angeles State*
L 21–283,750
October 21Nevada
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 48–04,500[4]
October 28UC Davis
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 13–84,500[5]
November 4at San Diego*
W 25–64,500
November 11at Sacramento State
W 7–04,282[6]
November 18at Chico State
W 42–255,000[7]
  • *Non-conference game

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Statistics

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The Gators tallied 3,098 yards of total offense (309.8 per game) consisting of 1,668 rushing yards (166.8 per game) and 1,430 passing games (143.0 per game). On defense, they gave up 2,039 yards (203.9 per game) including 1,153 rushing yards (115.3 per game) and 886 passing yards (88.6 per game).[1]

Quarterback Dick Valois completed 88 of 156 passes for 1,235 yards with 15 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Valois also led the team in total offense with 1,060 yards (a figure diminished by negative 175 rushing yards).[1]

The team's rushing leaders were halfbacks Tom Manney (561 yards, 107 carries, 5.2-yard average) and Mike Jaramillo (505 yards, 84 carries, 6.0-yard average).[1]

The leading receivers were halfback Jesse Racines (27 receptions, 396 yards, eight touchdowns) and end Jim Collopy (25 receptions, 319 yards, two touchdowns).[1]

The leading scorers were halfbacks Jesse Racines (eight touchdowns, 48 points) and Tom Manney (seven touchdowns, 42 points).

George Moorhouse was the team's punter, kicking 42 times for an average of 38.7 yard per punt.[1]

Awards and honors

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Eight San Francisco State players were selected as first-team players on the 1961 All-Far Western Conference football team:

  • Dick Valois - quarterback (offense)
  • Jesse Racines - halfback (offense)
  • Jim Collopy - end (offense)
  • Neil Loughlin - guard (offense)
  • Ray Ponce - end (defense)
  • Allan Abraham - guard (defense)
  • Bill Baird - wingback (defense)
  • John McGregor - halfback (defense)

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Seven others were recognized on the second team:

  • Bob Martin - end (offense)
  • Mike Jaramillo - back (offense)
  • Tom Manney - back (offense)
  • Bob Burnette - fullback (offense)
  • Ted Freeman - tackle (defense)
  • Don Briemle - linebacker (defense)
  • Lou Goins - halfback (defense)

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Center Sam Dumas received honorable mention.[8]

Professional football

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No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1962 NFL draft.[9][10][11] Fullback Willie Simpson was not drafted, but appeared in 10 games for the 1962 Oakland Raiders.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  3. ^ Don Terbush (October 9, 1961). "Humboldt State Nips San Francisco In FWC Opener". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 10. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Gators Romp Over Nevada: Jaramillo Paces 48-0 Thumping". The San Francisco Examiner. October 22, 1961. p. III-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Burnett Tallies Twice As SF Tips Ags 13-8". The Sacramento Bee. October 29, 1961. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Marco Smolich (November 12, 1961). "Hornets Yield To SF Gators, 7-0: Victors Cash In On 3rd Period Drive". The Sacramento Bee. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "SF State Topples Chico 42-25, Ties For Title". The Sacramento Bee. November 19, 1961. p. D6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ a b c "Name Six Humboldt Staters To All-FWC First Team". Humboldt Standard. December 2, 1961. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1962 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  10. ^ "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  11. ^ "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  12. ^ "Willie Simpson". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
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