1978 Long Beach State 49ers football team

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1978 Long Beach State 49ers football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6 (1–4 PCAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ron McBride (2nd season)
Home stadium Anaheim Stadium
Seasons
←  1977
1979  →
1978 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah State + 4 –1 –07 –4 –0
San Jose State + 4 –1 –07 –5 –0
Pacific (CA) 3 –2 –04 –8 –0
Cal State Fullerton 2 –2 –05 –7 –0
Long Beach State 1 –4 –05 –6 –0
Fresno State 1 –4 –03 –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.

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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 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 pm Northern Illinois *
W 24–196,225 [4]
October 1412:30 pmat Utah State
W 33–1715,800 [5]
October 217:30 pm Cal State Fullerton
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
L 9–348,435 [6]
October 287:30 pm San 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 pm Drake *
  • 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]

PlayerPositionFirst 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.

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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 logo PLoS transparent.svg
  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 logo PLoS transparent.svg
  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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