1985 Long Beach State 49ers football team

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1985 Long Beach State 49ers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
1985 record6–6 (4–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
(Capacity: 11,600)
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 1
Cal State Fullerton 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
UNLV 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Long Beach State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Utah State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
San Jose State 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Pacific (CA) 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
New Mexico State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1985 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by second-year head coach Mike Sheppard, and 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 six wins and six losses (6–6, 4–3 PCAA).

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 77:00 pmUtah State
L 17–198,621
September 147:00 pmat San Diego State*
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, California
L 14–3430,866
September 217:30 pmat Hawaii*
W 33–3043,076
September 285:00 pmat UNLV
W 28–2421,816
October 57:00 pmat Boise State*
W 17–1615,509
October 127:00 pmat Tulsa*
L 35–3712,262
October 191:30 pmEastern Washington*
  • Veteran's Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
L 23–309,605
October 267:00 pmNew Mexico State
  • Veteran's Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
W 38–175,369
November 21:30 pmat Pacific (CA)
W 20–7[1]16,723
November 77:00 pmSan Jose State
  • Veteran's Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
W 37–227,110
November 167:00 pmFresno State[note 3]
  • Veteran's Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
L 31–3315,240
November 231:00 pmat Cal State Fullerton
L 27–384,012

[2][3]

Roster[]

1985 Long Beach State 49ers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 19 Doug Gaynor Sr
WR 8 Sheldon Gaines Sr
WR Kwante Hampton
WR 1 Charles Lockett Jr
RB Martin Sartin Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the NFL[]

The following were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft.[4]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Doug Gaynor Quarterback 4 99 Cincinnati Bengals

The following finished their Cal State Long Beach career in 1985, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[5]

Player Position First NFL Team
Martin Sartin Running back 1987 San Diego Chargers
Sheldon Gaines Wide receiver 1987 Buffalo Bills

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. ^ 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. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1985. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "1985 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  3. ^ A Touch of Magic In The Air; 1986 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1986.
  4. ^ "1986 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Long Beach St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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