1969 Long Beach State 49ers football team

The 1969 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State College, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season.

1969 Long Beach State 49ers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
1969 record8–3 (3–1 PCAA)
Head coachJim Stangeland (1st season)
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
(Capacity: 11,600)
1969 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
San Diego State $ 6 0 0  11 0 0
Long Beach State 3 1 0  8 3 0
Pacific (CA) 2 2 0  7 3 0
San Jose State 1 1 0  2 8 0
UC Santa Barbara 1 3 0  6 4 0
Fresno State 1 3 0  6 4 0
Cal State Los Angeles 0 4 0  0 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

This was Cal State Long Beach's first year in the University Division and was the inaugural season for the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by head coach Jim Stangeland, in his first 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 eight wins and three losses (8–3, 3–1 PCAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 20at UC Santa BarbaraW 32–16
September 27at Texas A&I[note 3]*L 7–2114,000[1]
October 4Valley State[note 4]*L 21–32
October 11at Hawaii*W 28–1411,515[2]
October 18Northern Arizona*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
W 23–156,000[3]
October 24Santa Clara*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
W 34–28
November 1at Cal Poly[note 5]*W 22–20
November 8Fresno State[note 6]
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
W 37–76,000[4]
November 15Cal State Los Angeles
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
W 42–0[5]
November 22San Francisco State[note 7]*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
W 41–01,000[6]
November 29at No. 18 San Diego State[note 8]
L 32–3637,425[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from no poll released prior to the game

[8]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft.[9]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Billy ParksWide receiver6146San Diego Chargers

Notes

  1. California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.
  2. The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
  3. Texas A&M University–Kingsville was known as Texas A&I University from 1967 to 1993.
  4. California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
  5. 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.
  6. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  7. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  8. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

  1. "Shaw Passes Aztecs to Rout of Diablos". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 28, 1969. p. D-16. Retrieved February 23, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  3. "Endemano-Led Stags Score First Win Over Oxy, 31-21". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 19, 1969. p. D-18. Retrieved February 21, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Cal Western Blasts Cal Lutheran, 49-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 9, 1969. p. D-18. Retrieved February 19, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "49ers 'Intercept' CSLA, 6th Win in Row, 42-0". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. November 16, 1969. p. S-1 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Cal St. (LB) 41, San Francisco St. 10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 23, 1969. p. D-16. Retrieved February 19, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Jim McCormack (November 30, 1969). "Aztecs 36, 49ers (Sigh) 32". Long Beach Independent. Long Beach, California. p. S1 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "1969 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  9. "1970 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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