1973 Long Beach State 49ers football team

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1973 Long Beach State 49ers football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record1–9–1 (0–4 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Veterans Stadium
(capacity: 11,600)
Seasons
←  1972
1974  →
1973 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Diego State $ 3 –0 –19 –1 –1
San Jose State 2 –0 –25 –4 –2
Pacific (CA) 2 –1 –17 –2 –1
Fresno State 1 –3 –02 –9 –0
Long Beach State 0 –4 –01 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1973 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach [note 1] during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season.

Contents

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. [note 2] The team was led by fifth year head coach Jim Stangeland, and played the majority of their home games at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. One game was played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. They finished the season with a record of one win, nine losses and one tie (1–9–1, 0–4 PCAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 Grambling *
L 16–2930,884 [1] [2]
September 15at Western Michigan *
L 8–1320,050 [3]
September 22 San Jose State
L 6–24
September 29at North Texas State *
T 0–010,378 [4]
October 4at Cal State Fullerton *
L 14–176,411 [5]
October 13at Pacific (CA)
L 6–10
October 20 Fresno State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
L 14–15
October 27 UC Riverside *
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
L 16–33
November 10at San Diego State
L 2–1726,961 [6]
November 17at Wichita State *
W 35–107,863 [7]
November 24at No. 10 Cal Poly *
L 7–313,086 [8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

[9]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft. [10]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Greg BaileyDefensive back14341 San Diego Chargers
Leonard Gray Tight end15372 San Francisco 49ers

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "College-Division Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Grambling Tigers win Classic, 29–16". The Los Angeles Times. September 9, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Coulson Leads Cal Poly SLO to Runaway Victory, 65-20". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 16, 1973. p. III-14. Retrieved February 8, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. ↑ "Long Beach State Still Without Win -- Ties North Texas St., 0-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 30, 1973. p. III-14. Retrieved February 8, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ Earl Gustkey (October 5, 1973). "Fullerton Holds Off Long Beach For 17-14 Victory". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 8, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. ↑ Jim McCormack (November 11, 1973). "Aztecs sack 49ers, 17-2". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. p. S-1. Retrieved January 16, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. ↑ "49ers finally win one". News-Pilot. November 18, 1973. Retrieved February 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "49ers' Dismal Season Ended by 31-7 Loss". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 25, 1973. p. III-15. Retrieved February 8, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  9. ↑ "1973 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule" . Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  10. ↑ "1974 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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