1987 Long Beach State 49ers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record4–7 (2–5 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose State $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Fresno State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
UNLV 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Utah State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Pacific (CA) 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Long Beach State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
New Mexico State 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1987 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by first-year head coach Larry Reisbig, and played home games at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 2–5 PCAA).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 51:00 pmMontana State*
W 51–153,606[1]
September 127:00 pmWeber State*
  • Veteran's Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 30–76,109[2]
September 191:00 pmat Cal State Fullerton
L 12–316,919[3]
September 2610:00 amat No. 14 Michigan*
L 0–49101,714[4]
October 16:00 pmat Fresno State
ESPNL 7–3032,215[5]
October 108:00 pmat Pacific (CA)
ESPNW 9–69,747[6]
October 171:00 pmNew Mexico Statedagger
  • Veteran's Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 33–66,309[7]
October 247:00 pmat San Diego State*
L 42–5223,625[8]
November 77:00 pmat UNLV
L 17–3016,071[9]
November 141:00 pmSan Jose State
  • Veteran's Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
L 16–445,027[10]
November 211:00 pmUtah State
  • Veteran's Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
L 14–172,659[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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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. ^ Dick Wagner (September 6, 1987). "Long Beach Opens With Balanced Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-10. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ Dick Wagner (September 13, 1987). "Long Beach Gets a Flying Start Against the Big Sky". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-11. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ Robyn Norwood (September 20, 1987). "Fullerton Picks On Someone Its Own Size, 31-12". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-5. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ Dick Wagner (September 27, 1987). "Long Beach Players Get Thrill -- and 49-0 Beating by Michigan". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-4. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  6. ^ Dick Wagner (October 11, 1987). "Long Beach Gets Win on Browning's Score". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-5. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ Dick Wagner (October 18, 1987). "Graham Leads Long Beach, 33-6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-6. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ Curt Holbreich (October 25, 1987). "Santos Goes Over 10,000 Yards in SDSU's Victory". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "Nev. Las Vegas 30, CSLB 17". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 9, 1987. p. III-18. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ Dick Wagner (November 15, 1987). "San Jose State Leaves Impression on CS Long Beach With 44-16 Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-10. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^ Dick Wagner (November 22, 1987). "Long Beach Stopped by Utah State". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-9. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  12. ^ "1987 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  13. ^ California State University Long Beach; 1987 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1987.
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