1977 Long Beach State 49ers football team
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Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
Record | 4–6 (1–3 PCAA) |
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Offensive coordinator | Ron McBride (1st season) |
Home stadium | Veterans Stadium Anaheim Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific (CA) | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1977 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.
Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by first year head coach Dave Currey, and played the majority of their home games at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. One game was still played at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins, six losses (4–6, 1–3 PCAA).
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | 7:30 pm | at Cal State Fullerton* | W 50–31 | 7,831 | [1] | |
September 24 | 1:30 pm | Lamar* | W 21–7 | 5,444 | ||
October 1 | 11:30 am | at Drake* | W 27–10 | 6,380 | ||
October 15 | 7:30 pm | San Jose State | L 16–33 | 10,430 | ||
October 22 | 7:30 pm | Pacific (CA)* |
| L 7–22 | 8,963 | [2] |
October 29 | 11:30 am | at Wichita State | L 21–35 | 11,623 | [3] | |
November 5 | 7:30 pm | Fresno State* |
| L 14–23 | 5,951 | |
November 12 | 7:30 pm | at San Diego State* | L 22–33 | 37,213 | [4] | |
November 19 | 12:30 pm | at No. 17 BYU | L 27–30 | 21,322 | ||
November 26 | 7:30 pm | Bowling Green |
| W 29–28 | 5,228 | |
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Team players in the NFL
[edit]The following were selected in the 1978 NFL draft.[8]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Dan Bunz | Linebacker | 1 | 24 | San Francisco 49ers |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
References
[edit]- ^ Chuck Abair (September 17, 1977). "Long Beach State Outscores Titans". Santa Ana Register. Santa Ana, California. p. D1. Retrieved February 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Long Beach Loses 2nd In Row". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 23, 1977. p. III-14. Retrieved February 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LBSU plays giveaway; Wichita wins, 35–21". Press-Telegram. October 30, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cal Lutheran Brawls and Wins". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1977. p. III-14. Retrieved March 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1977 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ Forty-Niners '77; Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1977.
- ^ 49er Football; 1978 Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1978.
- ^ "1978 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.