The 1981 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.
| 1981 Long Beach State 49ers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 2–8 (1–4 PCAA) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Ken Visser (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Anaheim Stadium |
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| San Jose State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by fifth-year head coach Dave Currey, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins, eight losses (2–8, 1–4 PCAA).
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 1:30 pm | No. 16 BYU* | L 8–31 | 20,953 | [1] | |
| September 12 | 4:30 pm | at Northern Illinois* | W 17–7 | 21,819 | [2] | |
| September 19 | 4:00 pm | at Louisville* | L 13–35 | 23,424 | [3] | |
| September 26 | 7:30 pm | at UNLV* | L 31–32 | 25,080 | [4] | |
| October 3 | 11:30 am | at Drake* | L 7–18 | 16,730 | [5] | |
| October 17 | 7:30 pm | Pacific (CA) |
| L 10–17 | 8,646 | [6] |
| October 24 | 1:30 pm | at Cal State Fullerton |
| W 10–9 | 3,800 | [7] |
| November 7 | 7:30 pm | Utah State |
| L 2–28 | 3,800 | [8] |
| November 14 | 7:30 pm | Fresno State |
| L 30–31 | 5,077 | [9] |
| November 21 | 7:30 pm | San Jose State |
| L 22–24 | 6,723 | [10] |
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Team players in the NFL
editThe following were selected in the 1982 NFL draft.[13]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Mike Horan | Punter | 9 | 235 | Atlanta Falcons |
Notes
edit- ^ 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.
References
edit- ^ "Long Beach: BYU Defense Is Too Much". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 6, 1981. p. III-7. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Long Beach St. 17, N. Illinois 7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 13, 1981. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisville 35, Long Beach St. 13". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 20, 1981. p. III-18. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nev.-Las Vegas 32, Long Beach St. 31". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. September 27, 1981. p. 57. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Rain Helps End a Reign as Long Beach Loses, 18-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 4, 1981. p. III-3. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Weyler (October 18, 1981). "Pacific Rallies, Wins Battle of the Boring". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-3. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pete Donovan (October 25, 1981). "Someone Had to Win ... It Happened to Be Long Beach". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-19. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Weyler (November 8, 1981). "Long Beach Plays Give Away With Utah". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-24. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "San Jose St., 24-22". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. November 22, 1981. p. 65. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1981 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ 49er Football (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1981.
- ^ "1982 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
