1991 Long Beach State 49ers football team

The 1991 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1991 Long Beach State 49ers football
ConferenceBig West Conference
1991 record2–9 (2–5 Big West)
Head coachWillie Brown (1st season)
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 11,600)
1991 Big West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Fresno State + 6 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
San Jose State + 6 –1 –0  6 –4 –1
Utah State 5 –2 –0  5 –6 –0
Pacific (CA) 4 –3 –0  5 –7 –0
UNLV 2 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Long Beach State 2 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
New Mexico State 2 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
Cal State Fullerton 1 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Big West Conference. The team was led by Willie Brown, and played home games at Veterans Stadium on the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. The 49ers offense scored 207 points while the defense allowed 412 points.[1]

This was the last season for Cal State Long Beach's football program.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8at San Diego State*
L 13–4926,749[2]
September 14at Boise State*
L 14–4820,824[3]
September 21San Jose State
L 20–32[4]4,329[5]
September 28at Arizona*
L 21–4546,334[6]
October 5at UNLV
W 34–1920,000[7]
October 12at Fresno State[note 2]
L 14–4233,083[8]
October 19at No. 2 Miami (FL)*
L 0–5540,498[9]
October 26Utah State
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
W 7–64,337[10]
November 2Pacific (CA)
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
L 24–513,012[11]
November 9at New Mexico State
L 24–289,406[12]
November 23at Cal State Fullerton
L 36–372,123[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Team players in the NFL

With the end of the Cal State Long Beach football program, many players with eligibility remaining transferred to other schools. Two former 49ers were selected in subsequent NFL drafts.[14][15]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Terrell DavisRunning back61961995 Denver Broncos
Jay WalkerQuarterback71981996 New England Patriots

In addition, one player who played at Cal State Long Beach in 1991 later played in the NFL, but was not drafted.[16]

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Mark SeayWide receiver1993 San Diego Chargers

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.

References
  1. "1991 - Cal St.-Long Beach". Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  2. "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  3. "Boise St. 48, CS Long Beach 14". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 16, 1991. p. C-20. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Paul McLeod (September 22, 1991). "Cal State Long Beach Finds Home No Haven in Loss". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. C-7. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "San Jose St. 32, CSLB 20". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 23, 1991. p. C-23. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Arizona 45 Long Beach St. 21". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. September 29, 1991. p. B-4. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "CS Long Beach 34, UNLV 19". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 7, 1991. p. C-21. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  9. "Miami 55 Long Beach St. 0". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. October 20, 1991. p. B-7. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Long Beach St. 7 Utah St. 6". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. October 27, 1991. p. B-6. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Pacific 51, Long Beach St. 24". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1962. p. C-24. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "New Mexico St. 28, CSLB 24". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 10, 1962. p. C-20. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Titans". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 24, 1991. p. C-20. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "1995 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  15. "1996 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  16. "Long Beach St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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