San Francisco College Sports

By Joe Santiago


From September through May, San Francisco's schools facilitate athletic events for their fans and alumni. San Francisco college football reigns in the autumn, while San Francisco college hockey and basketball games entertain sports fans in the winter. Most Bay Area colleges host baseball and track events in the spring. School sports in San Francisco customarily offer discounted ticket prices for scholars.

San Francisco State University

The biggest four-year university for university sports in San Francisco is San Francisco State University, home of the Gators. SFSU does not currently have a soccer program, but the school offers programs for baseball, basketball, cross-country, track and football. The school also provides teams for girls such as softball and volleyball. All of SFSU's athletic teams play at the main campus in the Lakeside area. Maloney Field is home of the baseball Gators, while SFSU's basketball teams play at Main Gym.

University of San Francisco

Nick-named "The Dons," the University of San Francisco features athletic programs in basketball, baseball, track, football and golfing. USF's heralded men's basketball programme won NCAA State Championships in 1955 and 1956; the team went undefeated in 1956. The university's men and women's basketball programs play at War Commemorative Gymnasium, located on the USF's main campus. War Commemorative Gymnasium is also the home of the Dons ' volleyball team. Benedetti Diamond and Negoesco Stadium is where the Dons play baseball and soccer respectively.

City College of San Francisco

The only San Francisco college football team belongs to City College of San Francisco, a 2 year college in the Balboa Park area. CCSF's main campus is right off Ocean Avenue and home to the college's athletic facilities. The college's soccer programme has a tradition of excellence, winning the NJCAA national championship 8 times, including titles in 2003 and 2007. Rams Stadium is where CCSF's football games happen. Among CCSF's athletic programs are baseball, football, track and basketball. The college's mascot is the Rams.

Nearby Colleges

San Francisco is within one hour of athletic programs at the Varsity of California-Berkeley, generally called Cal, and Stanford College in Palo Alto. Both colleges are members of the Pacific-12 Meeting, a major athletic organisation in the NCAA's Division I. Cal and Stanford offers opportunities to watch San Francisco college hockey from September through February. Both universities field football, baseball, basketball, track and soccer groups. Cal's mascot is the Golden Bears, while the Cardinals represent Stanford. Now and then, Cal and Stanford host home soccer games at San Francisco's Candlestick Park.




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