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1989 Long Beach State 49ers football
Conference Big West Conference
Record4–8 (2–5 Big West)
Head coach
Home stadium Veterans Stadium
Seasons
←  1988
1990 →
1989 Big West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State $ 7 0 0 11 1 0
Cal State Fullerton 5 2 0 6 4 1
San Jose State 5 2 0 6 5 0
Utah State 4 3 0 4 7 0
UNLV 3 4 0 4 7 0
Long Beach State 2 5 0 4 8 0
Pacific (CA) 2 5 0 2 10 0
New Mexico State 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1989 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach [note 1] during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Big West Conference. The team was led by third-year head coach Larry Reisbig, and played home games at Veterans Stadium on the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and eight losses (4–8, 2–5 Big West). The 49ers offense scored 246 points while the defense allowed 407 points.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2 Cal State Northridge*W 28–93,102 [1]
September 9at Hawaii*L 10–6342,317
September 16at No. 12 Boise State*W 17–1420,307
September 23at Fresno StateL 0–5235,102 [2]
September 30at Pacific (CA)L 25–265,260
October 7 New Mexico State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 55–482,142 [3]
October 14at San Diego State*L 26–3013,548 [4]
October 21 San Jose State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
L 10–213,782 [5]
October 281:00 pmat Oregon*L 10–5231,381 [6]
November 4at UNLVL 21–4316,562 [7]
November 11at Cal State FullertonL 13–315,111 [8]
November 25 Utah State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 31–181,575

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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.

References

  1. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 3, 1989. p. III-18. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 24, 1989. p. III-21. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 8, 1989. p. III-20. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 16, 1989. p. III-20. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 22, 1989. p. C-17. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 29, 1989. p. C19. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Big West Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 5, 1989. p. C21. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 12, 1989. p. C19. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "1989 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  10. ^ Long Beach State Football 1990; The Future Is Now! (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1990.