1975 Long Beach State 49ers football team
| 1975 Long Beach State 49ers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| 1975 record | 9–2 (4–1 PCAA) |
| Head coach | Wayne Howard (2nd season) |
| Home stadium |
Veterans Stadium (Capacity: 11,600) |
| 1975 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1975 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season.
Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by second year head coach Wayne Howard, and played their 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 nine wins, two losses (9–2, 4–1 PCAA).
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 6 | 7:30 PM | Southwestern Louisiana[note 3]* | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA | L 17–22 | 10,482 | ||||
| September 13 | 4:30 PM | at Northern Illinois* | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | W 24–7 | 9,440 | ||||
| September 20 | 1:00 PM | at Cal State Fullerton | Santa Ana Stadium • Santa Ana, CA | W 32–6 | 3,100 | ||||
| September 26 | 7:30 PM | Pacific (CA) | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA | W 28–12 | 6,347 | ||||
| October 4 | 11:30 AM | at Southern Illinois* | McAndrew Stadium • Carbondale, IL | W 31–24[1] | 8,124 | ||||
| October 11 | 7:30 PM | San Jose State | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA | L 7–30[2] | 11,874 | ||||
| October 18 | 7:30 PM | Fresno State[note 4] | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA | W 47–17 | 5,850 | ||||
| October 25 | 11:30 AM | at Drake* | Drake Stadium • Ames, IA | W 31–10 | 9,470 | ||||
| November 8 | 7:30 PM | Hawaii* | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA | W 10–0 | 13,210 | ||||
| November 15 | 7:30 PM | Cal Poly[note 5]* | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA | W 26–24[3] | 6,775 | ||||
| November 22 | 7:30 PM | at San Diego State | San Diego Stadium • San Diego, CA | W 21–17 | 36,825 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. All times are in Pacific Time. | |||||||||
Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1976 NFL Draft.[7]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Russ Bolinger | Guard - Tackle | 3 | 68 | Detroit Lions |
| Leanell Jones | Tight End | 9 | 253 | Detroit Lions |
| Herb Lusk | Running Back | 10 | 273 | Philadelphia Eagles |
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.
- ↑ University of Louisiana at Lafayette was known as University of Southwestern Louisiana from 1960 to 1999.
- ↑ The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.
- ↑ 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.
References
- ↑ "Lusk Scores Four TD's in Long Beach St. Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 5, 1975. p. III-16. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Unbeaten Cal Lutheran Beats Northridge, 16-8". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 12, 1975. p. III-15. Retrieved March 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Brewer's 2 Touchdowns Spark 26-24 Win by 49ers". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 16, 1975. p. III-11. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1975 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ↑ 1975 49er Football Guide; The Beach is Back! (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1975.
- ↑ 1976 Media Guide; 49'er Football (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1976.
- ↑ "1976 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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