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1984 Long Beach State 49ers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6 (4–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal State Fullerton $ 7 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
San Jose State 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Fresno State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Long Beach State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Pacific (CA) 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Utah State 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
New Mexico State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
UNLV 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 13 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Records adjusted for UNLV's forfeit of all 11 victories

The 1984 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season.

The 49er's passing attack was the strength of the 1984 squad. Led by Junior quarterback Doug Gaynor who passed for 3230 yards (323 per game - third nationally) 16TD's and a strong receiving corps led by wide receivers Charles Lockett (75 catches 1112 yards and 4 TD's), Troy Ory (42-669-3), tight end Greg Locy (31-496-2) and running back Mark Templeton (459 yards rushing and 451 yards receiving). The defense was led by future third round draft pick John Hendy at cornerback and leading tackler Marc Bevilacqua at middle linebacker.

Long Beach State played a tough non-conference schedule including three Pac-10 schools (Oregon, UCLA and Arizona). The 49ers played each of those opponents close, losing games by an average of 8 points. The most exciting victory of the season came in their final game against the San Diego St. Aztecs by a score of 18-17 after converting a 2-point play to seal the win.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by first-year head coach Mike Sheppard, and played home games at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. On the field, they finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 3–4 PCAA).

After the season was over, it was discovered that the UNLV Rebels had used multiple ineligible players during both the 1983 and 1984 season. As a result, Long Beach's loss to UNLV turns into a forfeit win and their record is adjusted to 5–6, 4–3 PCAA.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 81:00 pmat Oregon*
L 17–2823,044[2]
September 154:00 pmat No. 7 UCLA*
L 17–2340,132[3]
September 227:30 pmat Fresno State
L 17–2031,162[4]
September 295:00 pmat Arizona*
L 24–3141,910[5]
October 61:30 pmUNLV
W 23–41 (forfeit win)7,216[6]
October 1312:30 pmat Utah State
W 24–229,586[7]
October 206:30 pmat New Mexico State
W 43–1312,155[8]
October 271:30 pmCal State Fullerton
  • Veteran's Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
L 28–429,721[9]
November 31:30 pmPacific (CA)
  • Veteran's Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 24–225,841[10]
November 107:00 pmat San Jose State
L 7–424,444[11]
November 247:00 pmat San Diego State*
W 18–1710,949[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[13][14]

Roster

1984 Long Beach State 49ers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 19 Doug Gaynor Jr
RB 34 Martin Sartin Jr
RB 25 Mark Templeton So
WR 1 Charles Lockett So
WR 80 Troy Ory Jr
TE 89 Greg Locy So
OT 78 Chuck Page Sr
G 66 Dickson Falefia Jr
C 55 John Stapleton Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 84 Tom Hensley Jr
DE 64 Chuck Meierbachtol Jr
LB 33 Marc Bevilacqua Sr
LB 32 Kevin Moore Jr
LB 86 Kevin Junior Sr
CB 17 John Hendy Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
KR 8 Sheldon Gaines Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1985 NFL Draft.[15]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
John Hendy Defensive back 3 69 San Diego Chargers

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.

References

  1. ^ "UNLV Punished for Using Ineligible Football Players". Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  2. ^ Dick Wagner (September 9, 1984). "Cal State Long Beach Finds Oregon Game A Quarter Too Long". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-8. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "UCLA 23, CS Long Beach 17". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 16, 1984. p. III-10. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. ^ Dick Wagner (September 30, 1984). "Long Beach Comes Close Again but Loses to Arizona". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-8. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "UNLV 41, CS Long Beach 23". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 7, 1984. p. III-19. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "CS Long Beach 24, Utah St. 22". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 14, 1984. p. III-18. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "CSLB 43, N. Mexico St. 13". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1984. p. III-9. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ John Weyler (October 28, 1984). "Long Beach Can't Hold Back Titans". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-4. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ Dick Wagner (November 4, 1984). "Gaynor Leads Long Beach to 24-22 Win Over Pacific". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-5. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^ "San Jose St. 42, Long Beach 7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 1984. p. III-18. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  12. ^ Marc Appleman (November 25, 1984). "Cal State Long Beach Outslogs San Diego State, 18-17". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-12. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  13. ^ "1984 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  14. ^ 49ers Long Beach; 1984 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1984.
  15. ^ "1985 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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