1936 San Francisco State Staters football team

1936 San Francisco State Staters football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–3–1
Head coach	Dan Farmer & Hal Hardin (2nd season)
Home stadium	Roberts Field

1936 Western college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Santa Clara			–					8	–	1	–	0
Humboldt State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					6	–	3	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					6	–	3	–	1
Gonzaga			–					5	–	3	–	0
Pomona			–					6	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly			–					5	–	4	–	0
San Jose State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Idaho Southern Branch			–					4	–	4	–	0
San Francisco			–					4	–	4	–	2
Portland			–					3	–	4	–	0
San Francisco State			–					2	–	3	–	1
Hawaii			–					3	–	5	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 San Francisco State States football team represented San Francisco State College—now known as San Francisco State University—as an independent during the 1936 college football season. Led by second-year co-head coaches Dan Farmer and Hal Hardin, San Francisco State compiled a record of 2–3–1 and was outscored by its opponents 106 to 41. The team played home games at a new stadium in 1936, Roberts Field in San Francisco. Although the "Gator" was voted to be the mascot for the team in 1931, local newspaper articles called the team the "Staters" from 1935 through 1940.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Mare Island Marines	Roberts Field San Francisco, CA	W 26–0	5,000
October 2	Marin Junior College	Roberts Field San Francisco, CA	L 0–32	5,000
October 9	San Francisco Junior College	Roberts Field San Francisco, CA	W 2–0	7,500
October 16	Miramonte Junior College	Roberts Field San Francisco, CA	L 0–31
October 23	at Chico State	Oroville High School Oroville, CA	T 6–6	2,000
October 30	at San Francisco Boys Club	San Francisco, CA	Cancelled (rain)
November 7	at Santa Barbara State	Peabody Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 7–37