1980 Long Beach State 49ers football team

1980 Long Beach State 49ers football
PCAA champion
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	8–3 (5–0 PCAA)
Head coach	Dave Currey (4th season)
Home stadium	Anaheim Stadium
Seasons ←  1979 1981  →

1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Long Beach State $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Utah State	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
San Jose State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Fresno State	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Pacific (CA)	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1980 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach ^{[note 1]} during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. ^{[note 2]} The team was led by fourth-year head coach Dave Currey, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. They finished the season as champions of the PCAA, with a record of eight wins, three losses (8–3, 5–0 PCAA).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	7:30 pm	Northern Illinois *	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	L 9–16	9,052
September 20	10:30 am	at Bowling Green *	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 23–21	14,407	[1]
September 27	12:30 pm	at BYU *	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 25–41	37,152
October 4	5:30 pm	at Tennessee State *	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 18–35	15,203	[2]
October 11	1:30 pm	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 17–12	13,058
October 18	7:30 pm	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 23–21	11,725
October 25	1:00 pm	at Oregon State *	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 31–21	20,000
November 1	1:30 pm	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	W 34–9	8,228
November 8	1:30 pm	Cal State Fullerton	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	W 20–10	7,351
November 15	7:30 pm	Utah State	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	W 28–27	11,168
November 22	7:30 pm	Drake *	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	W 21–7	8,158	[3]
*Non-conference game All times are in Pacific time

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Roster

1980 Long Beach State 49ers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Doug Disney So RB Dan Duddridge Sr WR Ron Johnson Sr WR Louis Leidelmeyer Jr FB Corey Meredith Sr G Dean Miraldi Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Joe Lipp Sr DT 76 Ben Rudolph Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Mike Horan Jr	Head coach Dave Currey Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1981 NFL draft. ^[7]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Dean Miraldi	Tackle, guard	2	55	Philadelphia Eagles
Ben Rudolph	Defensive tackle, defensive end	3	60	New York Jets
Ron Johnson	Wide receiver	7	170	Seattle Seahawks
Steve Folsom	Tight end	10	261	Miami Dolphins

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. Pete Donovan (September 21, 1980). "Titans Off and Running, Win Again". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Three TDs, 121 Yards For Santa Clara Back". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. October 5, 1980. p. 54. Retrieved March 18, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Long Beach defeats Drake in finale". The Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "1980 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule" . Retrieved December 6, 2016.
5. 49er; 1980 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1980.
6. 49er Football (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1981.
7. "1981 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.