1977 Long Beach State 49ers football team

1977 Long Beach State 49ers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record4–6 (1–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon McBride (1st season)
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
Anaheim Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 167:30 pmat Cal State Fullerton*
W 50–317,831[1]
September 241:30 pmLamar*
W 21–75,444
October 111:30 amat Drake*
W 27–106,380
October 157:30 pmSan Jose State
L 16–3310,430
October 227:30 pmPacific (CA)*
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
L 7–228,963[2]
October 2911:30 amat Wichita State
L 21–3511,623[3]
November 57:30 pmFresno State*
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
L 14–235,951
November 127:30 pmat San Diego State*
L 22–3337,213[4]
November 1912:30 pmat No. 17 BYU
L 27–3021,322[5]
November 267:30 pmBowling Green
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
W 29–285,228
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1978 NFL draft.[9]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Dan Bunz Linebacker 1 24 San Francisco 49ers

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.
  2. ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.

References

  1. ^ 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.Open access icon
  2. ^ "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.Open access icon
  3. ^ "LBSU plays giveaway; Wichita wins, 35–21". Press-Telegram. October 30, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "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.Open access icon
  5. ^ "BYU rallies for 30–27 win over Long Beach". The Fresno Bee. November 20, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1977 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  7. ^ Forty-Niners '77; Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1977.
  8. ^ 49er Football; 1978 Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1978.
  9. ^ "1978 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.