1989 Long Beach State 49ers football team

1989 Long Beach State 49ers football
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	4–8 (2–5 Big West)
Head coach	Larry Reisbig (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ken Visser (9th season)
Home stadium	Veterans Stadium
Seasons ←  1988 1990  →

1989 Big West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
San Jose State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Utah State	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
UNLV	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Long Beach State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
New Mexico State	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	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.

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2		Cal State Northridge *	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	W 28–9	3,102	[1]
September 9		at Hawaii *	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 10–63	42,317
September 16		at No. 12 Boise State *	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 17–14	20,307
September 23		at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno CA	L 0–52	35,102	[2]
September 30		at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 25–26	5,260
October 7		New Mexico State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	W 55–48	2,142	[3]
October 14		at San Diego State *	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 26–30	13,548	[4]
October 21		San Jose State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 10–21	3,782	[5]
October 28	1:00 pm	at Oregon *	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 10–52	31,381	[6]
November 4		at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	L 21–43	16,562	[7]
November 11		at Cal State Fullerton	Santa Ana Stadium Santa Ana, CA	L 13–31	5,111	[8]
November 25		Utah State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	W 31–18	1,575
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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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. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 3, 1989. p. III-18. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 24, 1989. p. III-21. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 8, 1989. p. III-20. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
4. "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 16, 1989. p. III-20. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 22, 1989. p. C-17. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 29, 1989. p. C19. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Big West Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 5, 1989. p. C21. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 12, 1989. p. C19. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
9. "1989 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule" . Retrieved December 6, 2016.
10. Long Beach State Football 1990; The Future Is Now! (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1990.