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American college football season
The 1981 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 21st-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the FWC. For the season the team outscored its opponents 171 to 162. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|
| September 12 | at Cal Poly Pomona* | | W 15–10 | 1,300 | [1] |
| September 19 | Cal State Northridge* | | L 14–17 | 1,500 | [2] |
| September 26 | Whittier* | | W 52–20 | 1,000–2,500 | [3] |
| October 10 | at Sacramento State | | L 17–38 | 4,090 | |
| October 17 | Humboldt State | - Cox Stadium
- San Francisco, CA
| L 6–14 | 2,500 | |
| October 24 | at UC Davis | | L 3–6 | 7,000 | |
| October 31 | Saint Mary's* | - Cox Stadium
- San Francisco, CA
| L 9–20 | 2,321 | |
| November 7 | Santa Clara* | - Cox Stadium
- San Francisco, CA
| W 42–7 | 2,634 | |
| November 14 | at Chico State | | L 7–17 | 1,578–2,488 | [4] |
| November 21 | Cal State Hayward | - Cox Stadium
- San Francisco, CA
| L 6–13 | 812 | |
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[5]
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 13, 1981. p. III-16. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 20, 1981. p. III-18. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 27, 1981. p. III-20. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
