The 1978 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.
| 1978 Long Beach State 49ers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–6 (1–4 PCAA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ron McBride (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Anaheim Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by second year head coach Dave Currey, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins, six losses (5–6, 1–4 PCAA).
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | 5:00 pm | at Southwestern Louisiana* | W 10–0 | 15,208 | ||
| September 16 | 6:30 pm | at Boise State* | L 13–19 | 19,435 | [1] | |
| September 30 | 7:30 pm | at Pacific (CA) | L 0–14 | 8,932 | ||
| October 7 | 7:30 pm | Northern Illinois* | W 24–19 | 6,225 | ||
| October 14 | 12:30 pm | at Utah State | W 33–17 | 15,800 | ||
| October 21 | 7:30 pm | Cal State Fullerton |
| L 9–34 | 8,435 | |
| October 28 | 7:30 pm | San Diego State* |
| W 27–25 | 11,216 | |
| November 4 | 7:00 pm | at Fresno State | L 41–42 | 8,963 | [2] | |
| November 17 | 7:30 pm | Drake* |
| W 25–0 | 4,772 | |
| November 25 | 5:30 pm | at Lamar* | L 31–36 | 1,000 | ||
| December 2 | 1:30 pm | at San Jose State | L 6–24 | 10,115 | ||
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Team players in the NFL edit
No Long Beach State 49ers were selected in the 1979 NFL Draft.[6]
The following finished their college career in 1978, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[7]
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Sid Justin | Defensive back | 1979 Los Angeles Rams |
Notes edit
- ^ The official name of Long Beach State has been California State University, Long Beach since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Long Beach State.
- ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
References edit
- ^ "Long Beach Fumbles Game, 19-13". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 17, 1978. p. III-18. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maglione Leads Cal State Northridge". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 5, 1978. p. III-20. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1978 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ 49er Football; 1978 Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1978.
- ^ 49er Football; 1979 Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1979.
- ^ "1979 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Long Beach St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
