1983 Long Beach State 49ers football team

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1983 Long Beach State 49ers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
1983 record8–4 (3–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
(Capacity: 11,600)
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal State Fullerton $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Utah State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Long Beach State 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Fresno State 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
San Jose State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Pacific (CA) 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
UNLV 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Records adjusted for UNLV's forfeit of all 7 victories

The 1983 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by seventh-year head coach Dave Currey, and played home games at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California, with one game at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California . They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 3–3 PCAA).

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 35:00 pmat Kansas State*
W 28–2028,700
September 101:00 pmat Cal State Fullerton
L 19–25[1]5,980
September 1710:30 pmat Hawaii*
W 23–2146,350
October 17:30 pmTexas A&I[note 3]*
W 46–104,287
October 81:30 pmat San Diego State*
W 20–13[2]25,232
October 157:30 pmat Pacific (CA)
W 28–16[3]8,100
October 221:30 pmSan Jose State
  • Veteran's Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
L 9–186,636
October 291:30 pmat Eastern Washington*
L 17–20[4]2,200
November 512:30 pmat Montana*
W 38–14[5]7,125
November 121:30 pmFresno State[note 4]dagger
  • Veteran's Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
L 3–7[6]2,017
November 191:00 pmat UNLVW 24–21[7]17,955
November 251:30 pmUtah State
  • Veteran's Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
W 6–33,878

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Team players in the NFL[]

The following were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.[11]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
David Howard Linebacker 3 67 Minnesota Vikings
John Puzar Center 8 216 Seattle Seahawks

The following finished their Cal State Long Beach career in 1983, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[12]

Player Position First NFL Team
Scott Byers Defensive back 1984 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 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. ^ 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. ^ Lynne Farrell (September 11, 1983). "Fullerton Upsets Long Beach, 25-19". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-7. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. October 16, 1983. p. III-14. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 30, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1983. p. III-10. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 20, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  8. ^ "1983 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  9. ^ Forty Niner; 1983 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1983.
  10. ^ 49ers Long Beach; 1984 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1984.
  11. ^ "1984 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  12. ^ "Long Beach St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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