1970 Long Beach State 49ers football team

American college football season

1970 Long Beach State 49ers football

PCAA co-champion

Pasadena Bowl, T 24–24 vs. Louisville

Conference| Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record| 9–2–1 (5–1 PCAA)
Head coach|

* Jim Stangeland (2nd season)

Home stadium| Veterans Stadium
Anaheim Stadium

Seasons

<- 1969

1971 ->

1970 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
San Diego State \+  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
Long Beach State \+  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 1
Fresno State | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Pacific (CA) | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
San Jose State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
UC Santa Barbara | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Cal State Los Angeles | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1970 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State College, Long Beach—now known as California State University, Long Beach—as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led second-year head coach Jim Stangeland, the 49ers compiled an overall record of 9–2–1 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the PCAA title with San Diego State. Since Long Beach State had beaten San Diego State head-to-head, the 49ers qualified for a postseason bowl game, the Pasadena Bowl.[1] Played on December 19 against the Missouri Valley Conference champion Louisville Cardinals at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, the game ended in 24–24 tie.[2] The team played four home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California and one well-attended game at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim on a Friday night against San Diego State.[1]

Running back Leon Burns received first-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team.[3]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 12| 7:00 p.m.| vs. Montana State*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Great Falls, MT

| W 19–3| 6,000–6,100| [4][5][6]
September 19| | at Pacific (CA)|

* Pacific Memorial Stadium
* Stockton, CA

| L 6–9| 15,840| [7]
September 26| | Hawaii*|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Long Beach, CA

| L 14–23| 10,351| [8]
October 3| | at San Jose State|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| W 7–3| 10,400|
October 10| | Boise State*|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Long Beach, CA

| W 27–14| 6,472| [9]
October 16| | UC Santa Barbara|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Long Beach, CA

| W 33–7| 5,718|
October 31| | Cal Poly*|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Long Beach, CA

| W 49–20| 5,724| [10]
November 7| | at Fresno State|

* Ratcliffe Stadium
* Fresno, CA

| W 50–14| 7,500–8,500| [11]
November 12| | at Cal State Los Angeles|

* East L.A. College Stadium
* Monterey Park, CA

| W 40–7| 1,446| [12]
November 20| | No. 14 San Diego State|

* Anaheim Stadium
* Anaheim, CA

| W 27–11| 39,005| [13]
November 28| | at Valley State*|

* Birmingham High School
* Van Nuys, CA

| W 21–0| 200–300| [14]
December 19| | vs. Louisville*|

* Rose Bowl
* Pasadena, CA (Pasadena Bowl)

| T 24–24| 20,472| [2]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Pacific time

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* One game was played on Friday night (vs. San Diego State in Anaheim) and one was played on Thursday night (vs. Cal State Los Angeles in Monterey Park)

## NFL Draft[edit]

Two 49ers were selected in the 1971 NFL Draft.[17]

Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL club

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Leon Burns | Running back | 1 | 13 | San Diego Chargers
Jeff Severson | Defensive back | 12 | 297 | Washington Redskins

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "San Diego stunned by Long Beach". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. September 21, 1970. p. 6.
2. ^ a b "Long Beach eleven ties Louisville". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). December 21, 1970. p. 11.
3. ^ "A.P.'s Little All-American". The Morning News. December 10, 1970. p. 42 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Ashley, Mayo (September 12, 1970). "It's Long Beach Power vs. MSU Pride". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 9. Retrieved September 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ Ashley, Mayo (September 13, 1970). "Long Beach Trim Bobcats 19-3". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 17. Retrieved September 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
7. ^ "UOP's defense shines in 9-6 win over Long Beach". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). September 21, 1970. p. 8.
8. ^ "Aloha, Hawaii gets last laugh on 49ers". Independent Press Telegram. September 27, 1970. Retrieved February 21, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "2015 Boise State Football Media Guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 157. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
10. ^ "Cal State (LB) Crushes Cal Poly (SLO), 49-20". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1970. p. D-9. Retrieved March 17, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Cal State (LB) Crushes Fresno State, 50-14". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 8, 1970. p. D-17. Retrieved February 19, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Cal State Long Beach Routs Diablos, 40-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1970. p. III-12. Retrieved February 3, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ Jim McCormack (November 21, 1970). "49ers Slay The Giant, 27-11". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. p. 1-B. Retrieved January 16, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Burns Leads 49ers". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 29, 1970. p. 1-B. Retrieved February 22, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
16. ^ "1970 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
17. ^ "1971 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2021.

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* Veterans Memorial Stadium (1955–1991)
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Big West Conference football champions

* San Diego State (1969)
* Long Beach State & San Diego State (1970)
* Long Beach State (1971)
* San Diego State (1972)
* San Diego State (1973)
* San Diego State (1974)
* San Jose State (1975)
* San Jose State (1976)
* Fresno State (1977)
* San Jose State and Utah State (1978)
* Utah State (1979)
* Long Beach State (1980)
* San Jose State (1981)
* Fresno State (1982)
* Cal State Fullerton (1983)
* Cal State Fullerton (1984)
* Fresno State (1985)
* San Jose State (1986)
* San Jose State (1987)
* Fresno State (1988)
* Fresno State (1989)
* San Jose State (1990)
* Fresno State & San Jose State (1991)
* Nevada (1992)
* Southwestern Louisiana & Utah State (1993)
* Nevada, Southwestern Louisiana, & UNLV (1994)
* Nevada (1995)
* Nevada & Utah State (1996)
* Nevada & Utah State (1997)
* Idaho (1998)
* Boise State (1999)
* Boise State (2000)

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