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1969 Long Beach State 49ers football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record8–3 (3–1 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1968
1970 →
1969 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 San Diego State $ 6 0 0 11 0 0
Long Beach State 3 1 0 8 3 0
Pacific (CA) 2 2 0 7 3 0
San Jose State 1 1 0 2 8 0
UC Santa Barbara 1 3 0 6 4 0
Fresno State 1 3 0 6 4 0
Cal State Los Angeles 0 4 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1969 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State College, Long Beach—now known as California State University, Long Beach—as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. This was the team's first year in the newly-formed PCAA after 12 seasons as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). Led by first-year head coach Jim Stangeland, the 49ers compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, placing second in the PCAA. [1] The team played home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at UC Santa BarbaraW 32–165,000 [2]
September 27at Texas A&I*L 7–2114,000 [3]
October 4 Valley State*L 21–32
October 11at Hawaii*W 28–1411,515 [4]
October 18No. 13 Northern Arizona*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 23–156,000 [5]
October 24 Santa Clara*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 34–283,551 [6]
November 1at Cal Poly*W 22–20
November 8 Fresno State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 37–76,000 [7]
November 15 Cal State Los Angeles
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 42–07,000 [8] [9]
November 22 San Francisco State*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 41–01,000 [10]
November 29at San Diego StateL 32–3637,425 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft. [14]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Billy Parks Wide receiver 6 146 San Diego Chargers

References

  1. ^ "1969 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Year Summary". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Shaw Passes Aztecs to Rout of Diablos". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 28, 1969. p. D-16. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  5. ^ "Endemano-Led Stags Score First Win Over Oxy, 31-21". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 19, 1969. p. D-18. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  7. ^ "Cal Western Blasts Cal Lutheran, 49-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 9, 1969. p. D-18. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "49ers 'Intercept' CSLA, 6th Win in Row, 42-0". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. November 16, 1969. p. S-1 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  10. ^ "Cal St. (LB) 41, San Francisco St. 10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 23, 1969. p. D-16. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ Jim McCormack (November 30, 1969). "Aztecs 36, 49ers (Sigh) 32". Long Beach Independent. Long Beach, California. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  13. ^ "1969 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  14. ^ "1970 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2021.