1977 Long Beach State 49ers football team

1977 Long Beach State 49ers football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	4–6 (1–3 PCAA)
Head coach	Dave Currey (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Ron McBride (1st season)
Home stadium	Veterans Stadium Anaheim Stadium
Seasons ←  1976 1978  →

1977 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State $	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Pacific (CA)	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
San Jose State	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Long Beach State	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1977 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach ^{[note 1]} during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. ^{[note 2]} The team was led by first year head coach Dave Currey, and played the majority of their home games at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. One game was still played at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins, six losses (4–6, 1–3 PCAA).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	7:30 pm	at Cal State Fullerton *	Falcon Stadium Norwalk, CA	W 50–31	7,831	[1]
September 24	1:30 pm	Lamar *	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	W 21–7	5,444	[2]
October 1	11:30 am	at Drake *	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 27–10	6,380	[3]
October 15	7:30 pm	San Jose State	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	L 16–33	10,430	[4]
October 22	7:30 pm	Pacific (CA) *	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	L 7–22	8,963	[5]
October 29	11:30 am	at Wichita State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	L 21–35	11,623	[6]
November 5	7:30 pm	Fresno State *	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	L 14–23	5,951	[7]
November 12	7:30 pm	at San Diego State *	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 22–33	37,213	[8]
November 19	12:30 pm	at No. 17 BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 27–30	21,322	[9]
November 26	7:30 pm	Bowling Green	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	W 29–28	5,228	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1978 NFL draft. ^[14]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Dan Bunz	Linebacker	1	24	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.

References

1. Chuck Abair (September 17, 1977). "Long Beach State Outscores Titans". Santa Ana Register. Santa Ana, California. p. D1. Retrieved February 6, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Sluggish 49ers beat Lamar, 21–7". The Los Angeles Times. September 25, 1977. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Freitas not nice to Drake". The Daily Nonpareil. October 2, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "49ers stung by San Jose, 33–16". Independent Press-Telegram. October 16, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Long Beach Loses 2nd In Row". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 23, 1977. p. III-14. Retrieved February 6, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
6. "LBSU plays giveaway; Wichita wins, 35–21". Press-Telegram. October 30, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Offense misfires, but FSU wins 23–14". The Fresno Bee. November 6, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Cal Lutheran Brawls and Wins". The Los Angeles Times. November 13, 1977. p. III-14. Retrieved March 16, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
9. "BYU rallies for 30–27 win over Long Beach". The Fresno Bee. November 20, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "49ers slip past Bowling Green". Valley News. November 27, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "1977 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule" . Retrieved December 6, 2016.
12. Forty-Niners '77; Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1977.
13. 49er Football; 1978 Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1978.
14. "1978 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.