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 and club sports. 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 Gators have had a total of 275 athletes earn All-American honors and 32 athletes earn Academic All-American honors. 14 Gators have earned an individual national title in their respective sport. The college has men`s teams in basketball, baseball, cross country, soccer and wrestling and women`s teams in basketball.