1952 San Francisco State Gators football team

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. 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.