1975 Long Beach State 49ers football team

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1975 Long Beach State 49ers football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record9–2 (4–1 PCAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ron McBride (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Tom Gadd (2nd season)
Home stadium Veterans Stadium
Seasons
  1974
1976  
1975 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Jose State $ 5 0 09 2 0
Long Beach State 4 1 09 2 0
San Diego State 3 2 08 3 0
Pacific (CA) 2 3 05 6 1
Fresno State 1 4 03 8 0
Cal State Fullerton 0 5 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1975 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach [note 1] during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season.

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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 Wayne Howard, and played their home games at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. They finished the season with a record of nine wins, two losses (9–2, 4–1 PCAA).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 67:30 pm Southwestern Louisiana *L 17–2210,482
September 134:30 pmat Northern Illinois *W 24–79,440
September 201:00 pmat Cal State Fullerton W 32–63,100
September 267:30 pm Pacific (CA)
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 28–126,347
October 411:30 amat Southern Illinois *W 31–248,124 [1]
October 117:30 pm San Jose State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
L 7–3011,874 [2]
October 187:30 pm Fresno State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 47–175,850
October 2511:30 amat Drake *W 31–109,470
November 87:30 pm Hawaii *
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 10–013,210
November 157:30 pm Cal Poly *
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 26–246,775 [3]
November 227:30 pmat San Diego State W 21–1736,825

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1976 NFL draft. [7]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Russ Bolinger Guard, tackle368 Detroit Lions
Leanell JonesTight end9253 Detroit Lions
Herb Lusk Running back10273 Philadelphia Eagles

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

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  2. "Unbeaten Cal Lutheran Beats Northridge, 16-8". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 12, 1975. p. III-15. Retrieved March 15, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "Brewer's 2 Touchdowns Spark 26-24 Win by 49ers". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 16, 1975. p. III-11. Retrieved February 23, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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  5. 1975 49er Football Guide; The Beach is Back! (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1975.
  6. 1976 Media Guide; 49'er Football (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1976.
  7. "1976 NFL Draft" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.