1978 Long Beach State 49ers football team

1978 Long Beach State 49ers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6 (1–4 PCAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon McBride (2nd season)
Home stadiumAnaheim Stadium
1978 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
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
1 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Fresno State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Utah State's game against Wyoming counted in the conference standings.

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.

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 95:00 pmat Southwestern Louisiana*
W 10–015,208[1]
September 166:30 pmat Boise State*
L 13–1919,435[2]
September 307:30 pmat Pacific (CA)
L 0–148,932[3]
October 77:30 pmNorthern Illinois*
W 24–196,225[4]
October 1412:30 pmat Utah State
W 33–1715,800[5]
October 217:30 pmCal State Fullerton
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
L 9–348,435[6]
October 287:30 pmSan Diego State*
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
W 27–2511,216[7]
November 47:00 pmat Fresno State
L 41–428,963[8]
November 177:30 pmDrake*
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
W 25–04,772[9]
November 255:30 pmat Lamar*
L 31–361,000[10]
December 21:30 pmat San Jose State
L 6–2410,115[11]

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Team players in the NFL

No Long Beach State 49ers were selected in the 1979 NFL draft.[14]

The following finished their college career in 1978, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[15]

Player Position First NFL team
Sid Justin Defensive back 1979 Los Angeles Rams

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.

References

  1. ^ "Long Beach downs punchless Cajuns". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "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.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Pacific blanks Long Beach St". The Daily Breeze. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Long Beach wins, 24–19". The Blade-Tribune. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "LBS tops Utah State by 33–17". The Sunday Oregonian. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Graves leads Fullerton 34–9 upset of Long Beach". The San Bernardino County Sun. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "49ers defeat Aztecs in final seconds". The Los Angeles Times. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Maglione Leads Cal State Northridge". The Los Angeles Times. November 5, 1978. p. III-20. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "Long Beach bests Drake". The Daily Nonpareil. November 18, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lamar edges Long Beach". The Idaho Statesman. November 26, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "San Jose tops Long Beach, ties for crown". The Idaho Statesman. December 3, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1978 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  13. ^ 49er Football; 1979 Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1979.
  14. ^ "1979 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  15. ^ "Long Beach St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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