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1981 Long Beach State 49ers football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record2–8 (1–4 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Anaheim Stadium
Seasons
←  1980
1982 →
1981 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose State $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Utah State 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Fresno State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Pacific (CA) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Long Beach State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1981 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach [note 1] during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. [note 2] The team was led by fifth-year head coach Dave Currey, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins, eight losses (2–8, 1–4 PCAA).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 51:30 pmNo. 16 BYU*
L 8–3120,953 [1]
September 124:30 pmat Northern Illinois*
W 17–721,819 [2]
September 194:00 pmat Louisville*
L 13–3523,424 [3]
September 267:30 pmat UNLV*
L 31–3225,080 [4]
October 311:30 amat Drake*
L 7–1816,730 [5]
October 177:30 pm Pacific (CA)
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
L 10–178,646 [6]
October 241:30 pmat Cal State Fullerton
W 10–93,800 [7]
November 77:30 pm Utah State
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
L 2–283,800 [8]
November 147:30 pm Fresno State
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
L 30–315,077 [9]
November 217:30 pm San Jose State
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
L 22–246,723 [10]
  • *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 1982 NFL Draft. [13]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Mike Horan Punter 9 235 Atlanta Falcons

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: BYU Defense Is Too Much". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 6, 1981. p. III-7. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Long Beach St. 17, N. Illinois 7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 13, 1981. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Louisville 35, Long Beach St. 13". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 20, 1981. p. III-18. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Nev.-Las Vegas 32, Long Beach St. 31". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. September 27, 1981. p. 57. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "The Rain Helps End a Reign as Long Beach Loses, 18-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 4, 1981. p. III-3. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ John Weyler (October 18, 1981). "Pacific Rallies, Wins Battle of the Boring". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-3. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ Pete Donovan (October 25, 1981). "Someone Had to Win ... It Happened to Be Long Beach". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-19. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ John Weyler (November 8, 1981). "Long Beach Plays Give Away With Utah". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-24. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  10. ^ "San Jose St., 24-22". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. November 22, 1981. p. 65. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ "1981 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  12. ^ 49er Football (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1981.
  13. ^ "1982 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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