1979 Long Beach State 49ers football team
American college football season
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Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
Record | 7–4 (3–2 PCAA) |
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Home stadium | Anaheim Stadium |
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Utah State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific (CA) | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by third year head coach Dave Currey, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, four losses (7–4, 3–2 PCAA).
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | 6:30 pm | at Utah* |
| L 10–34 | 26,238 | |
September 8 | 6:30 pm | at Boise State* | W 9–7 | 19,579 | ||
September 29 | 4:30 pm | at Northern Illinois* | W 9–3 | 12,550 | ||
October 6 | 12:30 pm | at Utah State | L 28–51 | 16,056 | ||
October 13 | 11:30 am | at Drake* |
| W 17–14 | 8,658 | [1] |
October 20 | 7:30 pm | Fresno State | W 24–14 | 5,844 | ||
October 27 | 7:30 pm | San Jose State |
| L 42–53 | 6,428 | |
November 3 | 7:30 pm | Pacific (CA) |
| W 17–15 | 5,733 | |
November 9 | 7:30 pm | No. 11 BYU* |
| L 17–31 | 20,051 | |
November 17 | 11:30 am | at Wichita State* | W 16–10 | 5,917 | [2] | |
November 24 | 7:30 pm | at Cal State Fullerton | W 16–13 | 5,250 | [3] | |
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Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ Moackler, Jim (October 14, 1979). "Long Beach State ambushes Drake". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 8D. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Long Beach State Wins at Wichita". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 18, 1979. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pete Donovan (November 25, 1979). "It's The Same Story -- 49ers Win, Titans Lose". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-19. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1979 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ 49er Football; 1979 Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1979.
- ^ 49er; 1980 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1980.