1980 Long Beach State 49ers football team
1980 Long Beach State 49ers football | |
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PCAA champion | |
Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
1980 record | 8–3 (5–0 PCAA) |
Head coach | Dave Currey (4th season) |
Home stadium |
Anaheim Stadium (Capacity: 43,250) |
1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific (CA) | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by fourth-year head coach Dave Currey, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. They finished the season as champions of the PCAA, with a record of eight wins, three losses (8–3, 5–0 PCAA).
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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September 5 | 7:30 PM | Northern Illinois* | Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, California | L 9–16 | 9,052 | ||||
September 20 | 10:30 AM | at Bowling Green* | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio | W 23–21[1] | 14,407 | ||||
September 27 | 12:30 PM | at BYU* | Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah | L 25–41 | 37,152 | ||||
October 4 | 5:30 PM | at Tennessee State* | Hale Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee | L 18–35[2] | 15,203 | ||||
October 11 | 1:30 PM | at Pacific (CA) | Pacific Memorial Stadium • Stockton, California | W 17–12 | 13,058 | ||||
October 18 | 7:30 PM | at San Jose State | Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California | W 23–21 | 11,725 | ||||
October 25 | 1:00 PM | at Oregon State* | Parker Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon | W 31–21 | 20,000 | ||||
November 1 | 1:30 PM | at Fresno State[note 3] | Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, California | W 34–9 | 8,228 | ||||
November 8 | 1:30 PM | Cal State Fullerton | Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, California | W 20–10 | 7,351 | ||||
November 15 | 7:30 PM | Utah State | Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, California | W 28–27 | 11,168 | ||||
November 22 | 7:30 PM | Drake* | Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, California | W 21–7 | 8,158 | ||||
*Non-conference game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.[6]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Dean Miraldi | Tackle – Guard | 2 | 55 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Ben Rudolph | Defensive tackle – Defensive end | 3 | 60 | New York Jets |
Ron Johnson | Wide receiver | 7 | 170 | Seattle Seahawks |
Steve Folsom | Tight end | 10 | 261 | Miami Dolphins |
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.
- ↑ The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.
References
- ↑ Pete Donovan (September 21, 1980). "Titans Off and Running, Win Again". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Three TDs, 121 Yards For Santa Clara Back". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. October 5, 1980. p. 54. Retrieved March 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1980 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ↑ 49er; 1980 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1980.
- ↑ 49er Football (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1981.
- ↑ "1981 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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