1986 Long Beach State 49ers football team

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1986 Long Beach State 49ers football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record6–5 (4–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Veterans Stadium
(capacity: 11,600)
Seasons
←  1985
1987  →
1986 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Jose State $ 7 –0 –010 –2 –0
Fresno State 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
Long Beach State 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
UNLV 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
Utah State 3 –4 –03 –8 –0
Pacific (CA) 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Cal State Fullerton 2 –5 –03 –9 –0
New Mexico State 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1986 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach [note 1] during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Contents

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. [note 2] The team was led by third-year head coach Mike Sheppard, and played home games at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 4–3 PCAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at San Diego State *
L 24–2723,594
September 13at Western Michigan *
W 14–1310,089
September 27at No. 16 UCLA *
L 23–4148,140
October 11 Cal State Fullerton
W 30–207,205
October 18at New Mexico State
W 38–712,931
October 25at Fresno State
L 12–2534,283 [1]
November 1at Utah State
W 14–37,084
November 8 Eastern Washington *
  • Veteran's Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 35–348,803 [2]
November 15at San Jose State
L 14–3827,786 [3]
November 22 UNLV
  • Veteran's Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
L 8–315,197 [4]
November 29 Pacific (CA)
  • Veteran's Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 38–214,200
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

[5] [6] [7]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1987 NFL Draft. [8]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Charles Lockett Wide receiver366 Pittsburgh Steelers

The following finished their Cal State Long Beach career in 1986, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. [9]

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Kwante HamptonWide receiver 1987 Atlanta Falcons

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. ↑ "PCAA Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 26, 1986. p. III-20. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. ↑ "PCAA Summaries". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. November 9, 1986. p. III-20. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ Jim McCurdie (November 9, 1986). "Fullerton Ends Frustrating Season on Bright Note, Beats Pacific, 39-38". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-6. Retrieved February 12, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. ↑ "PCAA". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 23, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ "1986 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule" . Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ A Touch of Magic In The Air; 1986 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1986.
  7. ↑ California State University Long Beach; 1987 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1987.
  8. ↑ "1987 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Long Beach St. Players/Alumni" . Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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