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San Francisco State Gators

The San Francisco State Gators are the athletic teams that compete at San Francisco State University in San Francisco, California. The nickname applies to the college's intercollegiate NCAA Division II teams. The nickname was published in the student newspaper, "The Leaf", but was long referred to in media alternatively as the "Staters" and the "Golden Gaters". The use of Gaters eventually evolved into the Gators as known today.

The Gators have had a total of 275 athletes earn All-American honors and 34 athletes earn Academic All-American honors. 14 Gators have earned an individual national title in their respective sport.

Most teams compete in the California Collegiate Athletic Association, except for wrestling, which competes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The university also offers a number of club sports.

San Francisco State Baseball has a long history going back well into the 1930s when coached by Hal Harden and having a "record-breaking" season in 1938 according to the Berkeley Daily Gazette Maloney Field, which opened in 1984, saw extensive upgrades ahead of the 2017 season that included field work including the construction of a new pitcher's mound, new windscreens, and the installation of new foul poles. The 2018 team made the program's first-ever CCAA Championships appearance.

In 2016–17, the men's basketball team advanced to the NCAA Division II National Championships for the first time since the 1993–94 season. The Gators won 25 games, were ranked as high as No. 13, and finished ranked No. 22 in the nation. Junior guard Warren Jackson was named a D2 Bulletin All-American Honorable Mention.

In the late 1970s and early 80s, the women's basketball team had a string of nine straight postseason appearances.

In 2019, San Francisco State reopened the men's track and field program after 15 years of discontinuation.

In 2018, the San Francisco State women's track & field team captured the program's first-ever CCAA Championship. Atiya Harvey and Destiny Mack-Talalemotu were named All-Americans during the 2018 indoor season.

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