| 1978 Long Beach State 49ers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–6 (1–4 PCAA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ron McBride (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Anaheim Stadium |
| Seasons← 19771979 → | |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. 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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | 5:00 pm | at Southwestern Louisiana* | W 10–0 | 15,208 | ||
| September 16 | 6:30 pm | at Boise State* | L 13–19 | 19,435 | ||
| September 30 | 7:30 pm | at Pacific (CA) | L 0–14 | 8,932 | ||
| October 7 | 7:30 pm | Northern Illinois* | W 24–19 | 6,225 | ||
| October 14 | 12:30 pm | at Utah State | W 33–17 | 15,800 | ||
| October 21 | 7:30 pm | Cal State Fullerton |
| L 9–34 | 8,435 | |
| October 28 | 7:30 pm | San Diego State* |
| W 27–25 | 11,216 | |
| November 4 | 7:00 pm | at Fresno State | L 41–42 | 8,963 | ||
| November 17 | 7:30 pm | Drake* |
| W 25–0 | 4,772 | |
| November 25 | 5:30 pm | at Lamar* | L 31–36 | 1,000 | ||
| December 2 | 1:30 pm | at San Jose State | L 6–24 | 10,115 | ||
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Team players in the NFL
No Long Beach State 49ers were selected in the 1979 NFL draft.
The following finished their college career in 1978, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Sid Justin | Defensive back | 1979 Los Angeles Rams |
Notes
- 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.
- The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
References
- "Long Beach downs punchless Cajuns". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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.
- "Pacific blanks Long Beach St". The Daily Breeze. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Long Beach wins, 24–19". The Blade-Tribune. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "LBS tops Utah State by 33–17". The Sunday Oregonian. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Graves leads Fullerton 34–9 upset of Long Beach". The San Bernardino County Sun. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "49ers defeat Aztecs in final seconds". The Los Angeles Times. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Maglione Leads Cal State Northridge". The Los Angeles Times. November 5, 1978. p. III-20. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Long Beach bests Drake". The Daily Nonpareil. November 18, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lamar edges Long Beach". The Idaho Statesman. November 26, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "San Jose tops Long Beach, ties for crown". The Idaho Statesman. December 3, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1978 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- 49er Football; 1979 Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1979.
- "1979 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- "Long Beach St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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