1979 Long Beach State 49ers football team

1979 Long Beach State 49ers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record7–4 (3–2 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAnaheim Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Records adjusted for San Jose State forfeits

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16:30 pmat Utah*
L 10–3426,238[1]
September 86:30 pmat Boise State*
W 9–719,579[2]
September 294:30 pmat Northern Illinois*
W 9–312,550[3]
October 612:30 pmat Utah State
L 28–5116,056[4]
October 1311:30 amat Drake*
W 17–148,658[5]
October 207:30 pmFresno State
W 24–145,844[6]
October 277:30 pmSan Jose State
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
L 42–536,428[7]
November 37:30 pmPacific (CA)
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
W 17–155,733[8]
November 97:30 pmNo. 11 BYU*
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
L 17–3120,051[9]
November 1711:30 amat Wichita State*
W 16–105,917[10]
November 247:30 pmat Cal State Fullerton
W 16–135,250[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP 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.
  2. ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.

References

  1. ^ "Utah buries Long Beach". The Daily Herald. September 2, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Long Beach State slips by Boise 9-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 9, 1979. p. 4D.
  3. ^ "Long Beach nips NIU". The Dispatch. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Utah State overwhelms Long Beach". The Idaho Statesman. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Long Beach rolls to win". The Daily Breeze. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "San Jose State survives in 'wide-open' grid game". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "McGaffigan leads Long Beach State". The Los Angeles Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wilson (and BYU) make points as 49ers lose, 31–17". The Los Angeles Times. November 10, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "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.Open access icon
  11. ^ 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.Open access icon
  12. ^ "1979 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  13. ^ 49er Football; 1979 Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1979.
  14. ^ 49er; 1980 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1980.