1974 Long Beach State 49ers football team

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1974 Long Beach State 49ers football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record6–5 (1–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ron McBride (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Tom Gadd (1st season)
Home stadium Veterans Stadium
(capacity: 11,600)
Seasons
←  1973
1975  →
1974 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Diego State $ 4 –0 –08 –2 –1
San Jose State 2 –2 –08 –3 –1
Pacific (CA) 2 –2 –06 –5 –0
Long Beach State 1 –3 –06 –5 –0
Fresno State 1 –3 –05 –7 –0
Cal State Fullerton 0 –0 –04 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1974 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach [note 1] during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season.

Contents

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. [note 2] The team was led by first year head coach Wayne Howard, and played the majority of their home games at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. In addition, they played one home game at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins, five losses (6–5, 1–3 PCAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Northern Illinois *
L 14–168,428
September 21at Pacific (CA)
L 6–3813,595 [1]
September 28 Drake *
W 20–134,778
October 5at San Jose State
L 17–2717,250 [2]
October 12 Cal State Fullerton *
W 28–67,312 [3]
October 19at Hawaii *
L 21–2820,378
October 26 San Diego State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
L 17–2727,775 [4]
November 2 Southern Illinois *
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 32–76,084 [5]
November 9at Fresno State
W 28–348,850 [6]
November 16 Western Michigan *
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 34–335,026 [7]
November 23at North Texas State *
W 35–192,500 [8]
  • *Non-conference game

[9] [10]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft. [11]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Louis LaurianoDefensive back8202 St. Louis Cardinals

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. ↑ "San Diego St. Defense Checks Tampa, 28-25". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1974. p. III-12. Retrieved March 31, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. ↑ "Unbeaten Diablos Top Fullerton, 27-15; San Jose Defeats 49ers". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 6, 1974. p. III-14. Retrieved February 20, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ "Nathan, Dulich Lead Long Beach to 28-6 Victory Over Fullerton". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 13, 1974. p. III-14. Retrieved February 20, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. ↑ "Two Late TD Passes by Penrose Give Aztecs 27-17 Win Over 49ers". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 27, 1974. p. III-18. Retrieved February 20, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ "Cal State LA Loses First Game on Late UC Riverside Field Goal". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1974. p. III-14. Retrieved February 22, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. ↑ "San Diego St. Wins, 37-0, Clinches Title". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 10, 1974. p. III-16. Retrieved February 22, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. ↑ "Poets Get Scare, Beat Hens, 31-27". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 17, 1974. p. III-14. Retrieved February 23, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. ↑ "49ers end up on winning note". The Daily Breeze. November 24, 1974. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "1974 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule" . Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  10. ↑ 1975 49er Football Guide;The Beach Is Back (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1975.
  11. ↑ "1975 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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