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The Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach

California State University, Long Beach

California State University, Long Beach is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California by enrollment...

from the 1955

1955 college football season

The 1955 college football season saw the Oklahoma Sooners win the national championship after going 10-0-0. Although the final poll was taken before the postseason bowl games, Oklahoma played against the nation's other unbeaten and untied team, the Maryland Terrapins, at the Orange Bowl in Miami,...

through 1991 seasons

1991 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split champion for the second consecutive season. Both the Miami Hurricanes and the Washington Huskies finished the season undefeated and with the top ranking in a nationally recognized poll...

. The 49ers originally competed as an Independent before joining the California Collegiate Athletic Association

California Collegiate Athletic Association

The California Collegiate Athletic Association or CCAA is an intercollegiate athletic conference in the Division II of the NCAA. All of its current members are public universities, and all except for UC San Diego are members of the California State University system.It was founded in December 1938...

in 1958

1958 college football season

The 1958 college football season was the first to feature the two point conversion. On January 13, 1958, the 11-man NCAA Rules Committee unanimously approved a resolution to allow teams to choose between kicking an extra point after a touchdown, or running or passing from the 3 yard line for 2...

. By the 1969 season

1969 college football season

The 1969 college football season was celebrated as the 100th anniversary of college football. During the 20th Century, the NCAA had no playoff for the college football teams that would later be described as "Division I-A"...

, the 49ers would join the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (now the Big West) where they remained through the 1990 season

1990 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split championship and the ensuing controversy led to the creation of the Bowl Coalition, a precursor to the Bowl Championship Series. The title was split between the Colorado Buffaloes and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets...

. The 49ers would compete in their final year as an I-A Independent prior to the program being disbanded following the 1991 season

1991 NCAA Division I-A football season

. Long Beach played its home games at multiple stadiums throughout their history with the most recent being Veterans Memorial Stadium

Veterans Memorial Stadium (Long Beach)

Veterans Memorial Stadium is a stadium located south of the Liberal Arts Campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. It is the home stadium to a number of local area high school football teams, as well as Long Beach City College's football team...

, in Long Beach

Long Beach, California

Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. During their 37 years of competition, the 49ers compiled an all-time record of 199 wins, 183 losses and 4 ties.

History

The Long Beach State football team traces its roots to 1955 when looking to capitalize on the boosters for both USC and UCLA

UCLA Bruins Football

The UCLA Bruins football program represents the University of California, Los Angeles in college football as members of the Pacific-12 Conference at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The Bruins have enjoyed several periods of success in their history, having been ranked in the top ten of the AP Poll...

who resided in Long Beach

Long Beach, California

, the 49ers program was established. The program would see modest success, culminating with conference titles following both the 1970

1970 college football season

The 1970 college football season was marked by tragedy, due to two airplane crashes. On October 2, one of the planes carrying the Wichita State football team crashed on the way to a game against Utah State, killing 31 people on board, including 14 players...

and 1971 seasons

1971 college football season

The 1971 college football season saw Coach Bob Devaney's Nebraska Cornhuskers repeat as national champions. After being ranked 2nd in the preseason poll, Nebraska captured first place the following week and remained there for the rest of 1971 and won the Orange Bowl 38–6 in a #1 vs...

, including the 49ers lone bowl, the 1970 Pasadena Bowl. Between the 1977

1977 college football season

The 1977 college football season was one in which the top five teams all finished with records of 11-1-0. Notre Dame, which beat a #1 ranked Texas team in the Cotton Bowl Classic, became the national champion. The year 1977 was the last before NCAA's Division I was divided into I-A and I-AA...

and 1982 seasons

1982 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Paul "Bear" Bryant retire as head coach at Alabama with 323 career victories in 38 seasons.The Penn State Nittany Lions won their first consensus national championship, closing out an 11-1 season by defeating Georgia and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel...

, Long Beach played the majority of their home games at Anaheim Stadium prior to moving back to Veterans Memorial Stadium

Veterans Memorial Stadium (Long Beach)

for the 1983 season

1983 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the University of Miami winning their first national championship over perennial power Nebraska in the Orange Bowl....

. The 49ers would again win the Big West championship following the 1980 season

1980 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Georgia take its first national title since World War II.The Georgia Bulldogs starred freshman running back Herschel Walker, who made his NCAA debut against Tennessee. Down 15-2 at halftime, Georgia sent in Walker, the third string running back at the...

.

Following the only undefeated home schedule in the history of the program under George Allen for the 1990 season

1990 NCAA Division I-A football season

, Allen would pass away on December 31, 1990, leaving the future of the program in doubt. On December 10, 1991, University President Curtis McCray announced the 49ers football program would be disbanded immediately. Disbanding the football team was carried out due to financial shortfalls resulting from California's budget crisis, coupled with increased costs of operating the program and declining fan support.

Although the 49ers have not played a game since 1991, Long Beach is still the NCAA record holder in several categories. These records include: the most passes caught by a running back

Running back

A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...

for both a single game and season with 18 and 99 respectively by Mark Templeton. During the 1986 season

1986 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Penn State winning the national championship. Coached by Joe Paterno, they defeated Miami 14–10 in the Fiesta Bowl. This Fiesta Bowl was the first in the game's history to decide the national championship, launching it into the top tier of...

, and leading the nation in total offense with an average of 326.8 yards per game for the 1982 season

1982 NCAA Division I-A football season

Bring Back 49er Football

Student Efforts to revive a Division 1AA Football program began in April 2008 at CSULB. Jason Aula, Courtney Day, and Chris O'Brien were the student leaders that lead the campaign until the referendum that took place in March 2011. Bring Back 49er Football gathered 2,200 signatures well over the 5% needed to legally warrant a campus wide vote according to the ASI constitution. The signatures were submitted to the CSULB Dean of Students in December 2010. Thereafter the Dean of Students notified the ASI Executive Director that in fact a referendum would have to take place. The Referendum took place March 21-March 24 online, only current CSULB students were able to cast a vote on this matter.

3084 people voted total with 52% of the student body voting "no" and 48% voting "yes". Bring Back 49er Football is already working to get the proposal back on the ballot during the fall 2011 semester. Also, Bring Back 49er football inspired the movement at Cal State Northridge, which has flowered into 4,000 signatures being submitted to the student government, translating into a binding vote to bring back football. The CSUN AS Ballot Referendum is projected to goto a special election vote during May 2011.

Head coaches

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!bgcolor="#000000"| Tenure
!bgcolor="#000000"| Coach
!bgcolor="#000000"| Years
!bgcolor="#000000"| Record
!bgcolor="#000000"| Pct.
|- align="center"
| 1955-57 || Mike DeLotto

Mike DeLotto

-References:...

|| 3 || 13-10-0 || .565
|- align="center"
| 1958-68 || Don Reed || 11 || 57-47-2 || .547
|- align="center"
| 1969-73 || Jim Stangeland || 5 || 31-24-2 || .561
|- align="center"
| 1974-76 || Wayne Howard

Wayne Howard (football coach)

Wayne Howard is a former college football coach. He was head coach at Long Beach State from 1974 to 1976 and Utah from 1977 to 1981. He had a career record of 53–34–2.-Seasons:-Coaching history:...

|| 3 || 23-10-0 || .697
|- align="center"
| 1977-83 || Dave Currey

Dave Currey

David Currey is a college athletics administrator and former American football player and coach in the United States. He is currently the athletic director at Chapman University, a position he has held since 1990. From 1977 to 1983, he coached at Long Beach State, where he compiled a...

|| 7 || 40-36-0 || .526
|- align="center"
| 1984-86 || Mike Sheppard

Mike Sheppard

Mike Sheppard is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the wide receivers coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League....

|| 3 || 16-18-0 || .471
|- align="center"
| 1987-89 || Larry Reisbig

Larry Reisbig

-References:...

|| 3 || 11-24-0 || .314
|- align="center"
| 1990 || George Allen || 1 || 6-5-0 || .545
|- align="center"
| 1991 || Willie Brown || 1 || 2-9-0 || .182
|-
!bgcolor="#000000"| Totals
!bgcolor="#000000"| 9 coaches
!bgcolor="#000000"| 37
!bgcolor="#000000"| 199-183-4
!bgcolor="#000000"| .520
|-
|}

Seasons

{| class="wikitable"
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Conference Champions *
|bgcolor="#ffe6bd"|Bowl game berth ^
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; width:98%;"
|-
!rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Season
!rowspan="2" style="width:14%;"|Head coach
!rowspan="2" style="width:13%;"|Conference
!colspan="4"|Season results
!rowspan="2" style="width:25%;"|Bowl result
|-
!Conference finish
!Wins
!Losses
!Ties
|-
|align="center" Colspan="8" style="background:#000000;color:#000000"|Long Beach State 49ers
|-
|align="center"|1955
|align="center" rowspan=3|Mike DeLotto

Mike DeLotto

-References:...

|align="center"|Independent
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1956
|align="center"|Independent
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1957
|align="center"|Independent
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1958
|align="center" rowspan=11|Don Reed

Don Reed

-References:...

|align="center"|California Collegiate Athletic Association

California Collegiate Athletic Association

|align="center"|—
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1959
|align="center"|California Collegiate Athletic Association
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1960
|align="center"|California Collegiate Athletic Association
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1961
|align="center"|California Collegiate Athletic Association
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1962
|align="center"|California Collegiate Athletic Association
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1963
|align="center"|California Collegiate Athletic Association
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1964
|align="center"|California Collegiate Athletic Association
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1965
|align="center"|California Collegiate Athletic Association
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1966
|align="center"|California Collegiate Athletic Association
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1967
|align="center"|California Collegiate Athletic Association
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1968
|align="center"|California Collegiate Athletic Association
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1969
|align="center" rowspan=5|Jim Stangeland
|align="center"|Big West Conference

Big West Conference

The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped...

|align="center"|—
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;"|1970 *
|align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;"|Big West Conference
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|1
|align="center" style="background: #ffe6bd;"| Tie 1970 Pasadena Bowl

Pasadena Bowl

The Pasadena Bowl, was called the Junior Rose Bowl from 1946–71 and 1976–77. Between 1946–66 and 1976–77, the game pitted the California Junior College football champions vs. The NJCAA football champions for the National Championship. It was organized by the Pasadena Junior...

against Louisville Cardinals

Louisville Cardinals football

The Louisville Cardinals football team represents the University of Louisville in college football as a member of the Big East Conference. Howard Schnellenberger started the program's rise to relevancy after winning the Miami Hurricanes' first national championship...

, 24–24 ^
|-
|align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;"|1971 *
|align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;"|Big West Conference
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1972
|align="center"|Big West Conference
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1973
|align="center"|Big West Conference
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1974
|align="center" rowspan=3|Wayne Howard

Wayne Howard (football coach)

|align="center"|Big West Conference
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1975
|align="center"|Big West Conference
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1976
|align="center"|Big West Conference
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1977
|align="center" rowspan=7|Dave Currey

Dave Currey

|align="center"|Big West Conference
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1978
|align="center"|Big West Conference
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1979
|align="center"|Big West Conference
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;"|1980 *
|align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;"|Big West Conference
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1981
|align="center"|Big West Conference
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1982
|align="center"|Big West Conference
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1983
|align="center"|Big West Conference
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1984
|align="center" rowspan=3|Mike Sheppard

Mike Sheppard

Mike Sheppard is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the wide receivers coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League....

|align="center"|Big West Conference
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1985
|align="center"|Big West Conference
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1986
|align="center"|Big West Conference
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1987
|align="center" rowspan=3|Larry Reisbig

Larry Reisbig

-References:...

|align="center"|Big West Conference
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1988
|align="center"|Big West Conference
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1989
|align="center"|Big West Conference
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1990
|align="center"|George Allen
|align="center"|Big West Conference
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|1991
|align="center"|Willie Brown
|align="center"|Independent
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|—
|-
!align="center" rowSpan="3" colSpan="4"|Total
!align="center"|198
!align="center"|183
!align="center"|4
!colSpan="2" align="center"|(only includes regular season games)
|-
!align="center"|1
!align="center"|0
!align="center"|0
!colSpan="2" align="center"|(only includes bowl games)
|-
!align="center"|199
!align="center"|183
!align="center"|4
!colSpan="2" align="center"|(all games)
|-
|-
|colspan="8" style="font-size: 8pt" align="center"|References:
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