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1956 Long Beach State 49ers football team

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1956 Long Beach State 49ers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alfred     8 0 0
Northern Michigan     7 0 1
St. Norbert     8 1 0
Carthage     8 2 0
Tampa     7 2 0
Cal Poly San Dimas     6 2 0
Mississippi Southern     7 2 1
Wabash     6 2 1
Hawaii     7 3 0
Hofstra     7 3 0
Xavier     7 3 0
Franklin & Marshall     5 2 1
Louisville     6 3 0
Pepperdine     6 3 0
Washington University     6 3 0
La Verne     6 4 0
Buffalo     5 3 0
Drexel     5 3 0
Long Beach State     5 3 0
Delaware     5 3 1
Memphis State     5 4 1
Arkansas State     5 4 0
Chattanooga     5 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace     4 5 0
Washington & Jefferson     3 4 1
Rose Poly     3 4 0
Bucknell     3 5 0
Carnegie Tech     3 5 0
Temple     3 5 0
Howard (AL)     2 5 2
Sewanee     1 6 1
UC Riverside     1 6 0

The 1956 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented Long Beach State College—now known as California State University, Long Beach—as an independent during the 1956 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike DeLotto, the 49ers compiled a record of 5–3. The team played home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22OccidentalW 14–13
October 6at Santa Barbara
L 6–13
October 13Pepperdine
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 26–12
October 20at Cal PolyL 12–65
October 27Los Angeles StateL 0–23
November 3La Verne
W 23–20
November 9Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 7–6
November 16Cal Aggies
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 10–0

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References

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  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Long Beach State Football 1956 (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: LBSC Athletic Department. 1956.
  3. ^ "Cal St.-Long Beach Yearly Results". Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.