1963 Long Beach State 49ers football team

1963 Long Beach State 49ers football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
1963 record 5–5 (3–2 CCAA)
Head coach Don Reed (6th season)
Home stadium Veterans Stadium
(Capacity: 11,600)
1963 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
San Diego State 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0
Los Angeles State $ 3 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 0
Long Beach State 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
Fresno State 2 – 2 – 0     4 – 6 – 0
Cal Poly 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 8 – 0
Valley State 0 – 3 – 0     2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented Long Beach State [note 1] during the 1963 College Division football season. The 49ers competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

The team was led by head coach Don Reed, in his sixth year, and played their 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 five losses (5–5, 3–2 CCAA).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 21 San Diego Marines[1]* Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA L 14–23  
September 28 at San Francisco State* Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA L 16–20  
October 5 Sacramento State[note 2]* Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA L 0–4  
October 12 at No. 6 San Diego State Aztec Bowl • San Diego, CA L 8–33  
October 19 at UC Santa Barbara* La Playa Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA W 14–9  
October 25 Valley State[note 3] Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA W 35–12  
November 2 at Cal Poly Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA W 28–6  
November 9 Fresno State[note 4] Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA W 25–14   3,762[2]
November 16 Los Angeles State[note 5] Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA L 16–20   10,660[3]
November 23 Cal Poly Pomona[note 6]* Claremont Alumni Field • Claremont, CA W 40–7  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from UPI Small-College Football Poll.

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Team players in the NFL

No Long Beach State 49ers were selected in the 1964 NFL Draft or 1964 AFL Draft. [6]

Notes

  1. ↑ California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950–1963. See: Long Beach State
  2. ↑ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947–1971. See: Sacramento State
  3. ↑ California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958–1971. See: Valley State
  4. ↑ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949–1971. See: Fresno State
  5. ↑ California State University, Los Angeles was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947–1963. See: Los Angeles State
  6. ↑ California State Polytechnic University, Pomona was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit from 1957–1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona). See: Cal Poly Pomona

References

  1. ↑ "Military Glory: Service Teams, in Their Heyday, Won Championships, Thrilled the Fans". Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Fresno State Breezes Past Diablos, 34-0". The Los Angeles Times. October 21, 1962. p. D-10. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "State's Title Dreams Nipped". Independent Press-Telegram (Long Beach, California). November 17, 1963. p. C-1. Retrieved January 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Cal State Long Beach Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ 1964 Football and Other Fall Sports (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSCLB Athletic Department. 1964.
  6. ↑ "1964 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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