1983 Long Beach State 49ers football team
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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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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.
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
September 35:00 PMat Kansas State*
W 28–2028,700 September 101:00 PMat Cal State Fullerton
L 19–25[1]5,980 September 1710:30 PMat Hawaii*
W 23–2146,350 October 17:30 PMTexas A&I[note 3]*
W 46–104,287 October 81:30 PMat San Diego State*
W 20–13[2]25,232 October 157:30 PMat Pacific (CA)
W 28–16[3]8,100 October 221:30 PMSan Jose State
- Veteran's Stadium
- Long Beach, California
L 9–186,636 October 291:30 PMat Eastern Washington*
L 17–20[4]2,200 November 512:30 PMat Montana*
W 38–14[5]7,125
November 121:30 PMFresno State[note 4]
- Veteran's Stadium
- Long Beach, California
L 3–7[6]2,017 November 191:00 PMat UNLVW 24–21[7]17,955 November 251:30 PMUtah State
- Veteran's Stadium
- Long Beach, California
W 6–33,878
Template:CFB Schedule End [8][9][10]
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.
