1972 Long Beach State 49ers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6 (1–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
Anaheim Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 San Diego State $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Pacific (CA) 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Fresno State 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Long Beach State 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
San Jose State 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1972 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by fourth year head coach Jim Stangeland, and played the majority of their home games at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. One home game was played at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California, and another at Falcon Stadium at Cerritos College in Norwalk, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 1–3 PCAA).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Western Michigan*
L 20–28
September 16North Texas State*
W 24–214,972[1]
September 22at Grambling*
W 25–1942,058[2][3][4]
September 30Cal State Fullerton*
W 27–148,146[5]
October 7BYU*
L 27–38
October 14at Pacific (CA)
L 10–14
October 28at San Jose State
L 8–35
November 4at Fresno State
W 21–169,049[6]
November 177:30 p.m.Northern Illinois*
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
L 13–224,000[7][8][9]
November 25San Diego State
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
L 14–3317,644[10]
December 2at Cal State Northridge*
W 35–324,700

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NFL Draft

One 49er player was selected in the 1973 NFL Draft.[12]

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Terry Metcalf Running back,
Wide receiver		 3 63 St. Louis Cardinals

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.

References

  1. ^ "Cal State (LB) Edges N. Texas State, 24-21". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 17, 1972. p. D-18. Retrieved March 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "49ers overhaul Grambling, 25-19". Independent Press-Telegram (Long Beach, California). September 23, 1972. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Long Beach Defeats Grambling, 25-19, in Freedom Classic". Los Angeles Times. September 23, 1972. p. III-1, III-6.
  4. ^ Wagner, Dick (December 12, 1991). "Glory Years, Disappointments at CSULB". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "Metcalf Hurt in 27-14 Win By Long Beach". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 1, 1972. p. D-4. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. ^ McCormmack, Jim (November 17, 1972). "49ers, No. Illinois match 'super backs' at Anaheim". Independent. Long Beach, California. p. S1. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ McCormmack, Jim (November 17, 1972). "49ers battle at Big A (continued)". Independent. Long Beach, California. p. S2. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Long Beach State Loses". The Sun-Telegram. San Bernardino, California. November 18, 1972. p. D4. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Jim McCormack (November 26, 1972). "Aztecs crunch 49ers". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. p. S-1. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^ "1972 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  12. ^ "1973 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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