1988 Long Beach State 49ers football team

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1988 Long Beach State 49ers football
Conference Big West Conference
Record3–9 (3–4 Big West)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Ken Visser (8th season)
Home stadium Veterans Stadium
Seasons
  1987
1989  
1988 Big West Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Fresno State $ 7 0 010 2 0
Cal State Fullerton 5 2 05 6 0
Utah State 4 3 04 7 0
San Jose State 4 3 04 8 0
UNLV 3 4 04 7 0
Long Beach State 3 4 03 9 0
Pacific (CA) 2 5 02 9 0
New Mexico State 0 7 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1988 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach [note 1] during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.

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Cal State Long Beach competed in the Big West Conference. The team was led by second-year head coach Larry Reisbig, and played home games at Veterans Stadium on the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. They finished the season with a record of three wins and nine losses (3–9, 3–4 Big West). The 49ers offense scored 201 points while the defense allowed 385 points.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3 Boise State *L 10–296,032 [1]
September 10at Oregon *L 0–4929,238 [2]
September 17at UCLA *L 3–5642,464 [3]
October 1 Pacific (CA)
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
L 10–222,919 [4]
October 8at Utah State L 24–3112,686 [5]
October 15 Cal State Fullerton Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 24–227,582 [6]
October 22at Akron *L 0–408,132 [7]
October 29at Hawaii *L 31–3431,371 [8]
November 5at San Jose State W 34–135,788 [9]
November 12at New Mexico State W 21–163,356 [10]
November 19at Fresno State L 3–3132,774 [11]
November 26 UNLV
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
L 41–422,014 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1989 NFL draft. [14]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Jeff Graham Quarterback487 Green Bay Packers
R.J. KorsDefensive back12322 Seattle Seahawks

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.

References

  1. Dick Wagner (September 4, 1988). "Boise St. Has Night at Beach". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-9. Retrieved February 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. Reid English (September 11, 1988). "Loville leads Ducks in a day full of fun". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. p. 5E. Retrieved February 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. Jerry Crows (September 18, 1988). "Bruins Cut Up 49ers, Then Ease Up, 56-3". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. C-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. Dick Wagner (October 2, 1988). "Long Beach is Winless After Falling to UOP". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-20. Retrieved February 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. "Utah St. 31, CS Long Beach 24". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1988. p. III-23. Retrieved February 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. Robyn Norwood (October 16, 1988). "Long Beach Ends Losing Streak by Beating Titans With :05 Left". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. Robyn Norwood (October 23, 1988). "Akron U Rolls Over Long Beach". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. E-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. "Hawaii 34, CS Long Beach 31". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 31, 1988. p. III-14. Retrieved February 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  9. "CS Long Beach 34, SJ St. 13". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1988. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  10. "CSLB 21, N. Mexico St. 16". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1988. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  11. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  12. Dick Wagner (November 27, 1988). "Last Play Spoils the Day for Long Beach, Graham". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-11. Retrieved January 21, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  13. "1988 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule" . Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  14. "1989 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.