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Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
Record | 5–6 (1–4 PCAA) |
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Offensive coordinator | Ron McBride (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Anaheim Stadium |
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Utah State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific (CA) | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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).
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | 5:00 pm | at Southwestern Louisiana * | W 10–0 | 15,208 | ||
September 16 | 6:30 pm | at Boise State * | L 13–19 | 19,435 | [1] | |
September 30 | 7:30 pm | at Pacific (CA) | L 0–14 | 8,932 | ||
October 7 | 7:30 pm | Northern Illinois * | W 24–19 | 6,225 | ||
October 14 | 12:30 pm | at Utah State | W 33–17 | 15,800 | ||
October 21 | 7:30 pm | Cal State Fullerton |
| L 9–34 | 8,435 | |
October 28 | 7:30 pm | San Diego State * |
| W 27–25 | 11,216 | |
November 4 | 7:00 pm | at Fresno State | L 41–42 | 8,963 | [2] | |
November 17 | 7:30 pm | Drake * |
| W 25–0 | 4,772 | |
November 25 | 5:30 pm | at Lamar * | L 31–36 | 1,000 | ||
December 2 | 1:30 pm | at San Jose State | L 6–24 | 10,115 | ||
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No Long Beach State 49ers were selected in the 1979 NFL draft. [6]
The following finished their college career in 1978, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. [7]
Player | Position | First NFL team |
Sid Justin | Defensive back | 1979 Los Angeles Rams |
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