1956 Long Beach State 49ers football team
| 1956 Long Beach State 49ers football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| 1956 record | 5–3 |
| Head coach | Mike DeLotto (2nd season) |
| Home stadium |
Veterans Stadium (Capacity: 11,600) |
The 1956 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented Long Beach State College[note 1] during the 1956 College Division football season. The 49ers were in their second year of existence, and did not compete in any college conference in 1956.
The team was led by head coach Mike DeLotto, in his second year, 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 five wins and three losses (5–3).
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22 | Occidental | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA | W 14–13 | ||||||
| October 6 | at Santa Barbara[note 2] | La Playa Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA | L 6–13 | ||||||
| October 13 | Pepperdine | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA | W 26–12 | ||||||
| October 20 | at Cal Poly | Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA | L 12–65 | ||||||
| October 27 | Los Angeles State[note 3] | East Los Angeles College • Los Angeles, CA | L 0–23 | ||||||
| November 3 | La Verne | La Verne Stadium • La Verne, CA | W 23–20 | ||||||
| November 9 | Arizona State, Flagstaff[note 4] | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA | W 7–6 | ||||||
| November 16 | UC Davis | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA | W 10–0 | ||||||
Team players in the NFL
No Long Beach State 49ers were selected in the 1957 NFL Draft.[3]
Notes
- ↑ California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950–1963. See: Long Beach State
- ↑ UC Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944–1956. See: UC Santa Barbara
- ↑ California State University, Los Angeles was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947–1963. See: Los Angeles State
- ↑ Northern Arizona University was known as Arizona State College at Flagstaff from 1945–1957. See: Northern Arizona University
References
- ↑ Long Beach State Football 1956 (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: LBSC Athletic Department. 1956.
- ↑ "Cal St.-Long Beach Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ↑ "1957 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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