1968 Long Beach State 49ers football team

1968 Long Beach State 49ers football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
1968 record 3–7 (1–3 CCAA)
Head coach Don Reed (11th season)
Home stadium Veterans Stadium
(Capacity: 11,600)
1968 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#18 UPI Fresno State $ 4 0 0  7 4 0
Cal Poly 2 2 0  7 3 0
Cal State Los Angeles 2 2 0  6 3 0
Valley State 1 3 0  5 4 0
Cal State Long Beach 1 3 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1968 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State College, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1968 College Division football season. The 49ers competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

This was Cal State Long Beach's last year playing in the College Division, before moving to the University Division in 1969. The team was led by head coach Don Reed, in his eleventh (and last) year, and played home games at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. They finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 1–3 CCAA).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 21 at Northern Arizona* Lumberjack Stadium • Flagstaff, AZ L 20–26  
September 27 Texas A&I[note 2]* Veterans Memorial StadiumLong Beach, CA L 7–35  
October 5 at Valley State[note 3] Birmingham High SchoolVan Nuys, CA L 20–21  
October 12 at UTEP* Sun BowlEl Paso, TX W 22–21  
October 19 UC Santa Barbara* Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA L 21–42  
October 26 at Santa Clara* Stevens StadiumSanta Clara, CA L 21–27  
November 2 Cal Poly[note 4] Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA W 12–7  
November 9 at Fresno State[note 5] Ratcliffe StadiumFresno, CA L 28–34   8,201[1]
November 16 at Cal State Los Angeles Rose BowlPasadena, CA L 29–46   2,078[2]
November 23 San Francisco State[note 6]* Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA W 28–14  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No Long Beach State 49ers were selected in the 1969 NFL Draft.[4]

Notes

  1. California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.
  2. Texas A&M University–Kingsville was known as Texas A&I University from 1967 to 1993.
  3. California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
  4. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  5. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  6. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

  1. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. "Valley State Stages 'Miracle' Rally to Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 17, 1968. p. D-18. Retrieved January 21, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Cal State Long Beach Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  4. "1969 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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