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1967 Long Beach State 49ers football team

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1967 Long Beach State 49ers football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record5–5 (3–2 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
(Capacity: 11,600)
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1/1 San Diego State $ 5 0 0 10 1 0
Valley State 3 2 0 6 4 0
Long Beach State 3 2 0 5 5 0
Fresno State 3 2 0 3 8 0
Cal Poly 1 4 0 3 7 0
Cal State Los Angeles 0 5 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls

The 1967 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State College, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. The 49ers competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

The team was led by head coach Don Reed, in his tenth year, and played home games at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5, 3–2 CCAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 16Cal Poly Pomona[note 2]*W 39–7
September 23at San Francisco State[note 3]*
L 27–55
September 29Valley State[note 4]
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
L 25–35
October 7at No. 1 San Diego State[note 5]L 7–2035,434[1]
October 14at UC Santa Barbara*W 34–24
October 20Northern Arizona*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
L 21–26
October 28at Cal Poly[note 6]W 29–0
November 4Fresno State[note 7]
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
W 26–145,400[2]
November 11Cal State Los Angeles
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
W 9–05,627[3]
November 18at Pacific (CA)*L 8–39
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Small-College Football Poll poll released prior to the game

[4]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1968 NFL Draft.[5]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Phil Johnson Defensive back 9 220 Cincinnati Bengals

Notes

  1. ^ California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.
  2. ^ California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was officially known as California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis from 1966 to 1971. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
  3. ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. ^ California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
  5. ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. ^ The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  7. ^ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.

References

  1. ^ "Aztecs Win 20th". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 8, 1967. p. D-12. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Diablos Blanked, 9-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 12, 1967. p. D-12. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Cal State Long Beach Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  5. ^ "1968 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.