1970 Long Beach State 49ers football
PCAA co-champion
Pasadena Bowl, T 24–24 vs. Louisville
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record9–2–1 (5–1 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
Anaheim Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Long Beach State + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Fresno State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
San Jose State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
UC Santa Barbara 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Cal State Los Angeles 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1970 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State College, Long Beach—now known as California State University, Long Beach—as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led second-year head coach Jim Stangeland, the 49ers compiled an overall record of 9–2–1 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the PCAA title with San Diego State. Since Long Beach State had beaten San Diego State head-to-head, the 49ers qualified for a postseason bowl game, the Pasadena Bowl.[1] Played on December 19 against the Missouri Valley Conference champion Louisville Cardinals at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, the game ended in 24–24 tie.[2] The team played four home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California and one well-attended game at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim on a Friday night against San Diego State.[1]

Running back Leon Burns received first-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 127:00 p.m.vs. Montana State*
W 19–36,000–6,100[4][5][6]
September 19at Pacific (CA)
L 6–915,840[7]
September 26Hawaii*
L 14–2310,351[8]
October 3at San Jose State
W 7–310,400
October 10Boise State*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 27–146,472[9]
October 16UC Santa Barbara
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 33–75,718
October 31Cal Poly*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 49–205,724[10]
November 7at Fresno State
W 50–147,500–8,500[11]
November 12at Cal State Los Angeles
W 40–71,446[12]
November 20No. 14 San Diego State
W 27–1139,005[13]
November 28at Valley State*
W 21–0200–300[14]
December 19vs. Louisville*
T 24–2420,472[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[15][16]

NFL Draft

Two 49ers were selected in the 1971 NFL Draft.[17]

Player Position Round Overall NFL club
Leon Burns Running back 1 13 San Diego Chargers
Jeff Severson Defensive back 12 297 Washington Redskins

References

  1. ^ a b "San Diego stunned by Long Beach". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. September 21, 1970. p. 6.
  2. ^ a b "Long Beach eleven ties Louisville". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). December 21, 1970. p. 11.
  3. ^ "A.P.'s Little All-American". The Morning News. December 10, 1970. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ashley, Mayo (September 12, 1970). "It's Long Beach Power vs. MSU Pride". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 9. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Ashley, Mayo (September 13, 1970). "Long Beach Trim Bobcats 19-3". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 17. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  7. ^ "UOP's defense shines in 9-6 win over Long Beach". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). September 21, 1970. p. 8.
  8. ^ "Aloha, Hawaii gets last laugh on 49ers". Independent Press Telegram. September 27, 1970. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "2015 Boise State Football Media Guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 157. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  10. ^ "Cal State (LB) Crushes Cal Poly (SLO), 49-20". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1970. p. D-9. Retrieved March 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^ "Cal State (LB) Crushes Fresno State, 50-14". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 8, 1970. p. D-17. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  12. ^ "Cal State Long Beach Routs Diablos, 40-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1970. p. III-12. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  13. ^ Jim McCormack (November 21, 1970). "49ers Slay The Giant, 27-11". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. p. 1-B. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  14. ^ "Burns Leads 49ers". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 29, 1970. p. 1-B. Retrieved February 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  15. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  16. ^ "1970 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  17. ^ "1971 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
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