1989 Long Beach State 49ers football team

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1989 Long Beach State 49ers football
Conference Big West Conference
Record4–8 (2–5 Big West)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Ken Visser (9th season)
Home stadium Veterans Stadium
Seasons
←  1988
1990  →
1989 Big West Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Fresno State $ 7 –0 –011 –1 –0
Cal State Fullerton 5 –2 –06 –4 –1
San Jose State 5 –2 –06 –5 –0
Utah State 4 –3 –04 –7 –0
UNLV 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
Long Beach State 2 –5 –04 –8 –0
Pacific (CA) 2 –5 –02 –10 –0
New Mexico State 0 –7 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1989 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach [note 1] during the 1989 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 third-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 four wins and eight losses (4–8, 2–5 Big West). The 49ers offense scored 246 points while the defense allowed 407 points.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2 Cal State Northridge *
W 28–93,102 [1]
September 9at Hawaii *
L 10–6342,317 [2]
September 16at No. 12 (I-AA) Boise State *
W 17–1420,307 [3]
September 23at Fresno State
L 0–5235,102 [4]
September 30at Pacific (CA)
L 25–265,260 [5]
October 7 New Mexico State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 55–482,142 [6]
October 14at San Diego State *
L 26–3013,548 [7]
October 21 San Jose State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
L 10–213,782 [8]
October 28at Oregon *
L 10–5231,381 [9]
November 4at UNLV
L 21–4316,562 [10]
November 11at Cal State Fullerton
L 13–315,111 [11]
November 25 Utah State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 31–181,575 [12]

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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. ↑ "Late surge carries L.B. State past Northridge". The Daily Breeze. September 3, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Cal State Long Beach is routed by Rainbows in Hawaii, 63–10". The Los Angeles Times. September 11, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "CS Long Beach's Oates, Ryan combine to lead 49ers past Boise State, 17–14". The Los Angeles Times. September 17, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "FSU pulls out all stops to rout 49ers". The Fresno Bee. September 24, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Pacific edges Long Beach for 1st win". The Modesto Bee. October 1, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Aggies lose 55–48 to Long Beach after leading by 21". The El Paso Times. October 8, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "49ers have record pass play in loss to Aztecs". The Los Angeles Times. October 15, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Canley and San Jose State run past Long Beach, 21–10". The Peninsula Times Tribune. October 22, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "UO rolls to 52–10 victory". Statesman Journal. October 29, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Long Beach falls apart at Las Vegas". The Los Angeles Times. November 5, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Long Beach falls to Fullerton". The Daily Breeze. November 12, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Aggies spot Long Beach 21 points, then can't come back". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 26, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1989 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule" . Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  14. ↑ Long Beach State Football 1990; The Future Is Now! (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1990.
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