The 1960 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

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. Led by

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in his 11th and final year as head coach, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. For the season the team outscored its opponents 247 to 47. The Gators played home games at

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. The Gators were dominant through much of the season, allowing touchdown or less in nine of the ten games. Their only loss was to FWC champion

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. In 11 years under Verducci, the Gators had a record of 74–31, for a winning percentage of .704. Verducci's teams won the conference title six times and they appeared in one

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the

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in 1950.

Schedule

Team players in the NFL / AFL

The following San Francisco State players were selected in the

1961 NFL Draft The 1961 National Football League draft took place at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia on December 27–28, 1960. The league would later hold an expansion draft for the Minnesota Vikings expansion franchise. This draft was also the first regula ...

. The following San Francisco State players were selected in the

1961 AFL Draft Because another league was in competition for the class of 1961 college stars, the American Football League draft for 1961 graduates was held in 1960, with a six-round telephone draft on November 21 and 22, that saw the Buffalo Bills select Aubu ...

. The following player did not play football at San Francisco State, but completed his graduate degree at San Francisco State while playing in the NFL.

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San Francisco State Gators football seasons

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