1974 Long Beach State 49ers football team
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| 1974 Long Beach State 49ers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| 1974 record | 6–5 (1–3 PCAA) |
| Head coach | Wayne Howard (1st year) |
| Home stadium | Veterans Stadium (Capacity: 11,600) |
| 1974 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1974 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1974 Division I football season.
Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by first year head coach Wayne Howard, and played the majority of their home games at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. In addition, they played one home game at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins, five losses (6–5, 1–3 PCAA).
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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| September 14 | at Northern Illinois* | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | L 14–16 | 8,428 | |||||
| September 21 | at Pacific (CA) | Pacific Memorial Stadium • Stockton, CA | L 6–38 | 13,595 | |||||
| September 28 | Drake* | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA | W 20–13 | 4,778 | |||||
| October 5 | at San Jose State | Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA | L 17–27 | 17,250 | |||||
| October 12 | Cal State Fullerton* | Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, CA | W 28–6 | 7,312 | |||||
| October 19 | at Hawaii* | Honolulu Stadium • Honolulu, HI | L 21–28 | 20,378 | |||||
| October 26 | San Diego State | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA | L 17–27 | 27,775 | |||||
| November 2 | Southern Illinois* | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA | W 32–7 | 6,084 | |||||
| November 9 | at Fresno State[note 3] | Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA | W 28–34 | 8,850 | |||||
| November 16 | Western Michigan* | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA | W 34–33 | 5,026 | |||||
| November 23 | at North Texas State* | Fouts Field • Denton, TX | W 35–19 | 2,500 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
Team players in the NFL[edit]
The following were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft. [3]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Louis Lauriano | Defensive Back | 8 | 202 | St. Louis Cardinals |
Notes[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- ^ "1974 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ 1975 49er Football Guide;The Beach Is Back (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1975.
- ^ "1975 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
