The Long Beach State 49ers college football team represented California State University, Long Beach in the Big West Conference. The 49ers competed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) College Division as an independent in its first three years (1958–1968), then in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) from 1958 to 1968. In 1969, the team moved to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, and stayed there until the program was disbanded after the 1991 season.
The program had 9 head coaches in its 37 years of existence. Jim Stangeland led the 49ers to its only bowl game, a 1970 Pasadena Bowl matchup against the Louisville Cardinals.
Coaches
edit| No. | Coach | Tenure | Seasons | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Bowls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike DeLotto[1] | 1955–1957 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 0 | .565 | 0 |
| 2 | Don Reed[2] | 1958–1968 | 11 | 57 | 47 | 2 | .547 | 0 |
| 3 | Jim Stangeland[3] | 1969–1973 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 2 | .561 | 1 |
| 4 | Wayne Howard[4] | 1974–1976 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 0 | .697 | 0 |
| 5 | Dave Currey[5] | 1977–1983 | 7 | 40 | 36 | 0 | .526 | 0 |
| 6 | Mike Sheppard[6] | 1984–1986 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 0 | .471 | 0 |
| 7 | Larry Reisbig[7] | 1987–1989 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 0 | .314 | 0 |
| 8 | George Allen[8] | 1990 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 0 |
| 9 | Willie Brown[9] | 1991 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 0 |
| Totals | 1955–1991 | 37 | 199 | 183 | 4 | .520 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "Mike DeLotto Records by Year". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "Don Reed Records by Year". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "Jim Stangeland Records by Year". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "Wayne Howard Records by Year". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "Dave Currey Records by Year". Archived from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "Mike Sheppard Records by Year". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "Larry Reisbig Records by Year". Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "George H. Allen (1) Records by Year". Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "Willie Brown Records by Year". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.