The 1952 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
1952 college football season
The 1952 college football season ended with the unbeaten Michigan State Spartans (9–0) and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (12–0) each claiming a national championship from different polls. Michigan State finished first according to two of the "w ...
. Led by third-year head coach
Joe Verducci, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 1–0 in conference play, placing third in the FWC. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 219 to 211. The Gators played home games at
Cox Stadium in
San Francisco.
After the season, San Francisco State forfeited its non-conference win over , due to the ineligibility of the Gators'
Al Endress, who had signed a professional baseball contract in 1950. With the forfeit, San Francisco State's overall record fell to 3–6.
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