1980 Long Beach State 49ers football team
The 1980 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.
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PCAA champion | |
Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
1980 record | 8–3 (5–0 PCAA) |
Head coach | Dave Currey (4th season) |
Home stadium | Anaheim Stadium (Capacity: 43,250) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific (CA) | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by fourth-year head coach Dave Currey, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. They finished the season as champions of the PCAA, with a record of eight wins, three losses (8–3, 5–0 PCAA).
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 7:30 PM | Northern Illinois* |
| L 9–16 | 9,052 |
September 20 | 10:30 AM | at Bowling Green* | W 23–21[1] | 14,407 | |
September 27 | 12:30 PM | at BYU* |
| L 25–41 | 37,152 |
October 4 | 5:30 PM | at Tennessee State* | L 18–35[2] | 15,203 | |
October 11 | 1:30 PM | at Pacific (CA) |
| W 17–12 | 13,058 |
October 18 | 7:30 PM | at San Jose State |
| W 23–21 | 11,725 |
October 25 | 1:00 PM | at Oregon State* |
| W 31–21 | 20,000 |
November 1 | 1:30 PM | at Fresno State[note 3] | W 34–9 | 8,228 | |
November 8 | 1:30 PM | Cal State Fullerton |
| W 20–10 | 7,351 |
November 15 | 7:30 PM | Utah State |
| W 28–27 | 11,168 |
November 22 | 7:30 PM | Drake* |
| W 21–7 | 8,158 |
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Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.[6]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Dean Miraldi | Tackle – Guard | 2 | 55 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Ben Rudolph | Defensive tackle – Defensive end | 3 | 60 | New York Jets |
Ron Johnson | Wide receiver | 7 | 170 | Seattle Seahawks |
Steve Folsom | Tight end | 10 | 261 | Miami Dolphins |
Notes
- 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.
- The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.
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References
- Pete Donovan (September 21, 1980). "Titans Off and Running, Win Again". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Three TDs, 121 Yards For Santa Clara Back". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. October 5, 1980. p. 54. Retrieved March 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1980 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- 49er; 1980 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1980.
- 49er Football (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1981.
- "1981 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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