1983 Long Beach State 49ers football team

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1983 Long Beach State 49ers football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record8–4 (3–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Veterans Stadium
(capacity: 11,600)
Seasons
←  1982
1984  →
1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cal State Fullerton $ 6 –0 –08 –4 –0
Utah State 4 –2 –06 –5 –0
Long Beach State 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
Fresno State 3 –3 –07 –4 –0
San Jose State 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Pacific (CA) 2 –4 –04 –8 –0
UNLV 0 –6 –00 –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.

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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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 35:00 pmat Kansas State *
W 28–2028,700
September 101:00 pmat Cal State Fullerton
L 19–255,980 [1]
September 1710:30 pmat Hawaii *
W 23–2146,350
October 17:30 pm Texas A&I *
W 46–104,287
October 81:30 pmat San Diego State *
W 20–1325,232 [2]
October 157:30 pmat Pacific (CA)
W 28–168,100 [3]
October 221:30 pm San Jose State
  • Veteran's Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
L 9–186,636
October 291:30 pmat Eastern Washington *
L 17–202,200 [4]
November 512:30 pmat Montana *
W 38–147,125 [5]
November 121:30 pm Fresno State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Veteran's Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
L 3–72,017 [6]
November 191:00 pmat UNLV
W 24–2117,955 [7]
November 251:30 pm Utah State
  • Veteran's Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 6–33,878
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Pacific time

[8] [9] [10]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft. [11]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
David Howard Linebacker367 Minnesota Vikings
John PuzarCenter8216 Seattle Seahawks

The following finished their Cal State Long Beach career in 1983, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. [12]

PlayerPositionFirst NFL Team
Scott ByersDefensive 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.

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References

  1. ↑ 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. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. ↑ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ "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. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. ↑ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 30, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. ↑ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1983. p. III-10. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. ↑ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 20, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. ↑ "1983 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule" . Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  9. ↑ Forty Niner; 1983 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1983.
  10. ↑ 49ers Long Beach; 1984 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1984.
  11. ↑ "1984 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Long Beach St. Players/Alumni" . Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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