The 1951 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College—now known as

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—as a member of the

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(FWC) during the

1951 college football season The 1951 college football season finished with seven unbeaten major college teams, of which five were unbeaten and untied. Ultimately, the Tennessee Volunteers were voted the best team by the Associated Press, followed by the Michigan State Sparta ...

. Led by second-year head coach

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, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. For the season, the team outscored by its opponents 246 to 167. The Gators played home games at

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Schedule

Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the

1952 NFL Draft The 1952 National Football League Draft was held on January 17, 1952, at Hotel Statler in New York. Selections made by New York Yanks were assigned to the new Dallas Texans. This was the sixth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick de ...

. The following finished their college career in 1951, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

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San Francisco State Gators football seasons

San Francisco State Gators football The San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University (formerly San Francisco State Teacher's College) from the 1931 through 1994 seasons. The Gators originally competed as an independent prior to World War II, th ...