1979 Long Beach State 49ers football team

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1979 Long Beach State 49ers football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record7–4 (3–2 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Anaheim Stadium
Seasons
←  1978
1980  →
1979 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah State $ 5 –0 –08 –3 –0
Long Beach State 3 –2 –07 –4 –0
Fresno State 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
Cal State Fullerton 2 –3 –04 –7 –0
San Jose State 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Pacific (CA) 0 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Records adjusted for San Jose State forfeits

The 1979 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach [note 1] during the 1979 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 third year head coach Dave Currey, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, four losses (7–4, 3–2 PCAA).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16:30 pmat Utah *
L 10–3426,238 [1]
September 86:30 pmat Boise State *
W 9–719,579 [2]
September 294:30 pmat Northern Illinois *
W 9–312,550 [3]
October 612:30 pmat Utah State
L 28–5116,056 [4]
October 1311:30 amat Drake *
W 17–148,658 [5]
October 207:30 pm Fresno State
W 24–145,844 [6]
October 277:30 pm San Jose State
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
L 42–536,428 [7]
November 37:30 pm Pacific (CA)
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
W 17–155,733 [8]
November 97:30 pmNo. 11 BYU *
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
L 17–3120,051 [9]
November 1711:30 amat Wichita State *
W 16–105,917 [10]
November 247:30 pmat Cal State Fullerton
W 16–135,250 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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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. ↑ "Utah buries Long Beach". The Daily Herald. September 2, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Long Beach State slips by Boise 9-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 9, 1979. p. 4D.
  3. ↑ "Long Beach nips NIU". The Dispatch. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Utah State overwhelms Long Beach". The Idaho Statesman. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Moackler, Jim (October 14, 1979). "Long Beach State ambushes Drake". The Des Moines Register . Des Moines, Iowa. p. 8D. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  6. ↑ "Long Beach rolls to win". The Daily Breeze. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "San Jose State survives in 'wide-open' grid game". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "McGaffigan leads Long Beach State". The Los Angeles Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Wilson (and BYU) make points as 49ers lose, 31–17". The Los Angeles Times. November 10, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Long Beach State Wins at Wichita". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 18, 1979. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  11. ↑ Pete Donovan (November 25, 1979). "It's The Same Story -- 49ers Win, Titans Lose". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-19. Retrieved February 10, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  12. ↑ "1979 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule" . Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  13. ↑ 49er Football; 1979 Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1979.
  14. ↑ 49er; 1980 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1980.
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