1970 Long Beach State 49ers football team

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American college football season

The 1970 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State College, Long Beach—now known as California State University, Long Beach—as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led second-year head coach Jim Stangeland, the 49ers compiled an overall record of 9–2–1 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the PCAA title with San Diego State. Since Long Beach State had beaten San Diego State head-to-head, the 49ers qualified for a postseason bowl game, the Pasadena Bowl.[1] Played on December 19 against the Missouri Valley Conference champion Louisville Cardinals at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, the game ended in 24–24 tie.[2] The team played four home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California and one well-attended game at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim on a Friday night against San Diego State.[1]

Running back Leon Burns received first-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team.[3]

Schedule[edit]

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source
September 12 7:00 p.m. vs. Montana State* W 19–3 6,000–6,100 [4][5][6]
September 19 at Pacific (CA) L 6–9 15,840 [7]
September 26 Hawaii* L 14–23 10,351 [8]
October 3 at San Jose State W 7–3 10,400
October 10 Boise State*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
 W 27–14 6,472 [9]
October 16 UC Santa Barbara
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
 W 33–7 5,718
October 31 Cal Poly*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
 W 49–20 5,724 [10]
November 7 at Fresno State W 50–14 7,500–8,500 [11]
November 12 at Cal State Los Angeles W 40–7 1,446 [12]
November 20 No. 14 San Diego State W 27–11 39,005 [13]
November 28 at Valley State* W 21–0 200–300 [14]
December 19 vs. Louisville* T 24–24 20,472 [2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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  • One game was played on Friday night (vs. San Diego State in Anaheim) and one was played on Thursday night (vs. Cal State Los Angeles in Monterey Park)

NFL Draft[edit]

Two 49ers were selected in the 1971 NFL Draft.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b “San Diego stunned by Long Beach”. Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. September 21, 1970. p. 6.
  2. ^ a b “Long Beach eleven ties Louisville”. Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). December 21, 1970. p. 11.
  3. ^ “A.P.’s Little All-American”. The Morning News. December 10, 1970. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ashley, Mayo (September 12, 1970). “It’s Long Beach Power vs. MSU Pride”. Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 9. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ Ashley, Mayo (September 13, 1970). “Long Beach Trim Bobcats 19-3”. Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 17. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. ^ “Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report”. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  7. ^ “UOP’s defense shines in 9-6 win over Long Beach”. Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). September 21, 1970. p. 8.
  8. ^ “Aloha, Hawaii gets last laugh on 49ers”. Independent Press Telegram. September 27, 1970. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ “2015 Boise State Football Media Guide”. Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 157. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  10. ^ “Cal State (LB) Crushes Cal Poly (SLO), 49-20”. The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1970. p. D-9. Retrieved March 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  11. ^ “Cal State (LB) Crushes Fresno State, 50-14”. The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 8, 1970. p. D-17. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  12. ^ “Cal State Long Beach Routs Diablos, 40-7”. The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1970. p. III-12. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  13. ^ Jim McCormack (November 21, 1970). “49ers Slay The Giant, 27-11”. Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. p. 1-B. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  14. ^ “Burns Leads 49ers”. The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 29, 1970. p. 1-B. Retrieved February 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  15. ^ “Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report”. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  16. ^ “1970 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule”. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  17. ^ “1971 NFL Draft Listing”. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 24 February 2021.


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