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1970 Long Beach State 49ers football
PCAA co-champion
Pasadena Bowl, T 24–24 vs. Louisville
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record9–2–1 (5–1 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Veterans Stadium
Anaheim Stadium
Seasons
←  1969
1971 →
1970 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Long Beach State + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Fresno State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
San Jose State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
UC Santa Barbara 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Cal State Los Angeles 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led second-year head coach Jim Stangeland, the 49ers compiled an overall record of 9–2–1 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the PCAA title with San Diego State. Since Long Beach State had beaten San Diego State head-to-head, the 49ers qualified for a postseason bowl game, the Pasadena Bowl. [1] Played on December 19 against the Missouri Valley Conference champion Louisville Cardinals at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, the game ended in 24–24 tie. [2] The team played four home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California and one well-attended game at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim on a Friday night against San Diego State. [1]

Running back Leon Burns received first-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 127:00 p.m.vs. Montana State*
W 19–36,000–6,100 [4] [5] [6]
September 19at Pacific (CA)
L 6–915,840 [7]
September 26 Hawaii*
L 14–2310,351 [8]
October 3at San Jose State
W 7–310,400
October 10 Boise State*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 27–146,472 [9]
October 16 UC Santa Barbara
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 33–75,718
October 31 Cal Poly*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 49–205,724 [10]
November 7at Fresno State
W 50–147,500–8,500 [11]
November 12at Cal State Los Angeles
W 40–71,446 [12]
November 20No. 14 San Diego State
W 27–1139,005 [13]
November 28at Valley State*
W 21–0200–300 [14]
December 19vs. Louisville*
T 24–2420,472 [2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[15] [16]

  • One game was played on Friday night (vs. San Diego State in Anaheim) and one was played on Thursday night (vs. Cal State Los Angeles in Monterey Park)

NFL Draft

Two 49ers were selected in the 1971 NFL Draft. [17]

Player Position Round Overall NFL club
Leon Burns Running back 1 13 San Diego Chargers
Jeff Severson Defensive back 12 297 Washington Redskins

References

  1. ^ a b "San Diego stunned by Long Beach". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. September 21, 1970. p. 6.
  2. ^ a b "Long Beach eleven ties Louisville". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). December 21, 1970. p. 11.
  3. ^ "A.P.'s Little All-American". The Morning News. December 10, 1970. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ashley, Mayo (September 12, 1970). "It's Long Beach Power vs. MSU Pride". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 9. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Ashley, Mayo (September 13, 1970). "Long Beach Trim Bobcats 19-3". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 17. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  7. ^ "UOP's defense shines in 9-6 win over Long Beach". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). September 21, 1970. p. 8.
  8. ^ "Aloha, Hawaii gets last laugh on 49ers". Independent Press Telegram. September 27, 1970. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "2015 Boise State Football Media Guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 157. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  10. ^ "Cal State (LB) Crushes Cal Poly (SLO), 49-20". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1970. p. D-9. Retrieved March 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ "Cal State (LB) Crushes Fresno State, 50-14". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 8, 1970. p. D-17. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. ^ "Cal State Long Beach Routs Diablos, 40-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1970. p. III-12. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  13. ^ Jim McCormack (November 21, 1970). "49ers Slay The Giant, 27-11". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. p. 1-B. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  14. ^ "Burns Leads 49ers". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 29, 1970. p. 1-B. Retrieved February 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  15. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  16. ^ "1970 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  17. ^ "1971 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
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