1983 Long Beach State 49ers football team

1983 Long Beach State 49ers football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	8–4 (3–3 PCAA)
Head coach	Dave Currey (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Ken Visser (3rd season)
Home stadium	Veterans Stadium
Seasons ←  1982 1984  →

1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cal State Fullerton $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Utah State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Long Beach State	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Fresno State	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
San Jose State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
UNLV	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Records adjusted for UNLV's forfeit of all 7 victories

The 1983 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach ^{[note 1]} during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. ^{[note 2]} The team was led by seventh-year head coach Dave Currey, and played home games at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California, with one game at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California . They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 3–3 PCAA).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	5:00 pm	at Kansas State *	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 28–20	28,700	[1]
September 10	1:00 pm	Cal State Fullerton	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	L 19–25	5,980	[2]
September 17	10:30 pm	at Hawaii *	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 23–21	46,350	[3]
October 1	7:30 pm	Texas A&I *	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	W 46–10	4,287	[4]
October 8	1:30 pm	at San Diego State *	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 20–13	25,232	[5] [6]
October 15	7:30 pm	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 28–16	8,100	[7] [8]
October 22	1:30 pm	San Jose State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 9–18	6,636	[9]
October 29	1:30 pm	at Eastern Washington *	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	L 17–20	2,200	[10] [11]
November 5	12:30 pm	at Montana *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 38–14	7,125	[12] [13]
November 12	1:30 pm	Fresno State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 3–7	2,017	[14] [15]
November 19	1:00 pm	at UNLV	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 24–21	17,955	[16] [17]
November 25	1:30 pm	Utah State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	W 6–3	3,878	[18]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Pacific time

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1984 NFL draft. ^[22]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
David Howard	Linebacker	3	67	Minnesota Vikings
John Puzar	Center	8	216	Seattle Seahawks

The following finished their Cal State Long Beach career in 1983, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. ^[23]

Player	Position	First NFL Team
Scott Byers	Defensive back	1984 San Diego Chargers

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. "Long Beach State surprises Kansas State in season opener". The Kansas City Star. September 4, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. Lynne Farrell (September 11, 1983). "Fullerton Upsets Long Beach, 25-19". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-7. Retrieved February 11, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Long Beach St. scores 23–21 win over Hawaii". The San Bernardino County Sun. September 19, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "49ers rip mistake-prone Javs". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Morales, Aztecs run into wall". North County Times. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Long Beach State beats UOP". The Daily Breeze. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. October 16, 1983. p. III-14. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Reserve quarterback sparks San Jose State triumph". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Eagles fly high over the Beach". The Spokesman-Review. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 30, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Long Beach State sinks Griz, 38–14". The Billings Gazette. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
14. "L.B. St. loses on a fluke". The Daily Breeze. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
15. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1983. p. III-10. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
16. "Long Beach State clips UNLV, 24–21". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
17. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 20, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
18. "Long Beach kicks Utah State, 6–3". Tulsa World. November 26, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
19. "1983 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule" . Retrieved December 6, 2016.
20. Forty Niner; 1983 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1983.
21. 49ers Long Beach; 1984 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1984.
22. "1984 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
23. "Long Beach St. Players/Alumni" . Retrieved December 8, 2016.