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1978 Long Beach State 49ers football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6 (1–4 PCAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ron McBride (2nd season)
Home stadium Anaheim Stadium
Seasons
←  1977
1979 →
1978 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah State + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
San Jose State + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Pacific (CA) 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Long Beach State 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Fresno State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Utah State's game against Wyoming counted in the conference standings.

The 1978 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach [note 1] during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. [note 2] The team was led by second year head coach Dave Currey, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins, six losses (5–6, 1–4 PCAA).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 95:00 pmat Southwestern Louisiana*
W 10–015,208
September 166:30 pmat Boise State*
L 13–1919,435 [1]
September 307:30 pmat Pacific (CA)
L 0–148,932
October 77:30 pm Northern Illinois*
W 24–196,225
October 1412:30 pmat Utah State
W 33–1715,800
October 217:30 pm Cal State Fullerton
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
L 9–348,435
October 287:30 pm San Diego State*
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
W 27–2511,216
November 47:00 pmat Fresno State
L 41–428,963 [2]
November 177:30 pm Drake*
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
W 25–04,772
November 255:30 pmat Lamar*
L 31–361,000
December 21:30 pmat San Jose State
L 6–2410,115

[3] [4] [5]

Team players in the NFL

No Long Beach State 49ers were selected in the 1979 NFL Draft. [6]

The following finished their college career in 1978, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. [7]

Player Position First NFL team
Sid Justin Defensive back 1979 Los Angeles Rams

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. ^ "Long Beach Fumbles Game, 19-13". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 17, 1978. p. III-18. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Maglione Leads Cal State Northridge". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 5, 1978. p. III-20. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "1978 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  4. ^ 49er Football; 1978 Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1978.
  5. ^ 49er Football; 1979 Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1979.
  6. ^ "1979 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  7. ^ "Long Beach St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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