The 1973 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season.
| 1973 Long Beach State 49ers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 1–9–1 (0–4 PCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by fifth year head coach Jim Stangeland, and played the majority of their home games at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. One game was played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. They finished the season with a record of one win, nine losses and one tie (1–9–1, 0–4 PCAA).
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | Grambling* | L 16–29 | 30,884 | [1][2] | |
| September 15 | at Western Michigan* | L 8–13 | 20,050 | [3] | |
| September 22 | San Jose State | L 6–24 | |||
| September 29 | at North Texas State* | T 0–0 | 10,378 | [4] | |
| October 4 | at Cal State Fullerton* | L 14–17 | 6,411 | [5] | |
| October 13 | at Pacific (CA) | L 6–10 | |||
| October 20 | Fresno State |
| L 14–15 | ||
| October 27 | UC Riverside* |
| L 16–33 | ||
| November 10 | at San Diego State | L 2–17 | 26,961 | [6] | |
| November 17 | at Wichita State* | W 35–10 | 7,863 | [7] | |
| November 24 | at No. 10 Cal Poly* | L 7–31 | 3,086 | [8] | |
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Team players in the NFL
editThe following were selected in the 1974 NFL draft.[10]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Greg Bailey | Defensive back | 14 | 341 | San Diego Chargers |
| Leonard Gray | Tight end | 15 | 372 | San Francisco 49ers |
Notes
edit- ^ 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.
References
edit- ^ "College-Division Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Grambling Tigers win Classic, 29–16". The Los Angeles Times. September 9, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coulson Leads Cal Poly SLO to Runaway Victory, 65-20". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 16, 1973. p. III-14. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Long Beach State Still Without Win -- Ties North Texas St., 0-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 30, 1973. p. III-14. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Earl Gustkey (October 5, 1973). "Fullerton Holds Off Long Beach For 17-14 Victory". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jim McCormack (November 11, 1973). "Aztecs sack 49ers, 17-2". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. p. S-1. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "49ers finally win one". News-Pilot. November 18, 1973. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "49ers' Dismal Season Ended by 31-7 Loss". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 25, 1973. p. III-15. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1973 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ "1974 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.