1983 Long Beach State 49ers football team
The 1983 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.
| 1983 Long Beach State 49ers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| 1983 record | 8–4 (3–3 PCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Stadium (Capacity: 11,600) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by seventh-year head coach Dave Currey, and played home games at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California, with one game at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California . They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 3–3 PCAA).
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 5:00 pm | at Kansas State* | W 28–20 | 28,700 | |
| September 10 | 1:00 pm | at Cal State Fullerton | L 19–25[1] | 5,980 | |
| September 17 | 10:30 pm | at Hawaii* | W 23–21 | 46,350 | |
| October 1 | 7:30 pm | Texas A&I[note 3]* | W 46–10 | 4,287 | |
| October 8 | 1:30 pm | at San Diego State* | W 20–13[2] | 25,232 | |
| October 15 | 7:30 pm | at Pacific (CA) | W 28–16[3] | 8,100 | |
| October 22 | 1:30 pm | San Jose State |
| L 9–18 | 6,636 |
| October 29 | 1:30 pm | at Eastern Washington* | L 17–20[4] | 2,200 | |
| November 5 | 12:30 pm | at Montana* | W 38–14[5] | 7,125 | |
| November 12 | 1:30 pm | Fresno State[note 4] |
| L 3–7[6] | 2,017 |
| November 19 | 1:00 pm | at UNLV | W 24–21[7] | 17,955 | |
| November 25 | 1:30 pm | Utah State |
| W 6–3 | 3,878 |
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Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.[11]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| David Howard | Linebacker | 3 | 67 | Minnesota Vikings |
| John Puzar | Center | 8 | 216 | Seattle Seahawks |
The following finished their Cal State Long Beach career in 1983, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[12]
| Player | Position | First NFL Team |
| Scott Byers | Defensive back | 1984 San Diego Chargers |
Notes
- 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.
- The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
- Texas A&M University–Kingsville was known as Texas A&I University from 1967 to 1993.
- The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.
References
- Lynne Farrell (September 11, 1983). "Fullerton Upsets Long Beach, 25-19". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-7. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. October 16, 1983. p. III-14. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 30, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1983. p. III-10. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 20, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1983 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- Forty Niner; 1983 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1983.
- 49ers Long Beach; 1984 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1984.
- "1984 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "Long Beach St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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