1980 Long Beach State 49ers football team
| 1980 Long Beach State 49ers football | |
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PCAA champion | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| 1980 record | 8–3 (5–0 PCAA) |
| Head coach | Dave Currey (4th season) |
| Home stadium |
Anaheim Stadium (Capacity: 43,250) |
| 1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1980 Division I-A football season.
Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by fourth-year head coach Dave Currey, and played their home games at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. They finished the season as champions of the PCAA, with a record of eight wins, three losses (8–3, 5–0 PCAA).
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 5 | 7:30 PM | Northern Illinois* | Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, CA | L 9–16 | 9,052 | ||||
| September 20 | 10:30 AM | at Bowling Green* | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | W 23–21 | 14,407 | ||||
| September 27 | 12:30 PM | at BYU* | Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT | L 25–41 | 37,152 | ||||
| October 4 | 5:30 PM | at Tennessee State* | Hale Stadium • Nashville, TN | L 18–35 | 15,203 | ||||
| October 11 | 1:30 PM | at Pacific (CA) | Pacific Memorial Stadium • Stockton, CA | W 17–12 | 13,058 | ||||
| October 18 | 7:30 PM | at San Jose State | Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA | W 23–21 | 11,725 | ||||
| October 25 | 1:00 PM | at Oregon State* | Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR | W 31–21 | 20,000 | ||||
| November 1 | 1:30 PM | at Fresno State[note 3] | Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA | W 34–9 | 8,228 | ||||
| November 8 | 1:30 PM | Cal State Fullerton | Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, CA | W 20–10 | 7,351 | ||||
| November 15 | 7:30 PM | Utah State | Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, CA | W 28–27 | 11,168 | ||||
| November 22 | 7:30 PM | Drake* | Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, CA | W 21–7 | 8,158 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. All times are in Pacific Time. | |||||||||
Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.[4]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Dean Miraldi | Tackle - Guard | 2 | 55 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Ben Rudolph | Defensive Tackle - Defensive End | 3 | 60 | New York Jets |
| Ron Johnson | Wide Receiver | 7 | 170 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Steve Folsom | Tight End | 10 | 261 | Miami Dolphins |
Notes
- ↑ Although the official name of the school is California State University, Long Beach, in common usage it is also sometimes known as Long Beach State. See: Cal State Long Beach
- ↑ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987. See: Big West Conference
- ↑ The official name of Fresno State is California State University, Fresno. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State. See: Fresno State
References
- ↑ "1980 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ↑ 49er; 1980 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1980.
- ↑ 49er Football (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1981.
- ↑ "1981 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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