1965 Long Beach State 49ers football team

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1965 Long Beach State 49ers football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Ranking
APNo. 9 (AP small college)
1965 record9–1 (4–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
(Capacity: 11,600)
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 AP / No. 2 UPI Cal St Los Angeles $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 9 UPI Cal State Long Beach 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
San Diego State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Fresno State 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Cal Poly 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Valley State 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1965 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State College, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. The 49ers competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

The team was led by head coach Don Reed, in his eighth year, and they 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 nine wins and one loss (9–1, 4–1 CCAA). The 49ers were ranked in the AP small college football poll after their upset of then No. 3-ranked San Diego State. They were ranked as high as No. 5, but finished No. 9 after their loss to No. 3 Los Angeles State.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 188:00 pmNevada*
W 47–0
September 258:00 pmat Cal Poly Pomona[note 2]*
W 33–62,600[1]
October 28:00 pmSacramento State[note 3]*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
W 34–7
October 98:00 pmat No. 3 San Diego State[note 4]
W 35–3216,638[2]
October 168:00 pmat UC Santa Barbara*No. 10
W 28–7
October 238:00 pmValley State[note 5]No. 9
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
W 54–6
October 308:00 pmat Cal Poly[note 6]No. 5
W 34–73,064[3]
November 68:00 pmFresno State[note 7]No. 5
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
W 14–129,100[4]
November 138:00 pmNo. 3 Cal State Los AngelesNo. 5
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
L 21–2718,297[5]
November 208:00 pmat Pacific (CA)*No. 9
W 27–72,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP small college poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[7][8]

Team players in the NFL[]

The following were selected in the 1966 NFL Draft.[9]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Les Shy Running back 12 173 Dallas Cowboys

Notes[]

  1. ^ California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.
  2. ^ California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit from 1957 to 1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
  3. ^ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  4. ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. ^ California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.

References[]

  1. ^ Jeff Prugh (September 26, 1965). "Diablos Sputter, But Rip Western". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-10. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ Howard Hagen (October 10, 1965). "Long Beach Rally Upsets SDS, 35-32". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. J-1.
  3. ^ "Diablos Gallop by Hawaii, 37-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1965. p. III-10. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. ^ Jeff Prugh (November 14, 1965). "Diablos Too Much for 49ers, 27-21". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-11. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. ^ "Diablos Accept Camellia Bid, Rout Valley State". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 21, 1965. p. D-8. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. ^ "Cal State Long Beach Yearly Results". Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  8. ^ 1965 Football and Other Fall Sports (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSCLB Athletic Department. 1965.
  9. ^ "1966 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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