1980 Long Beach State 49ers football team

American college football season

1980 Long Beach State 49ers football

PCAA champion

Conference| Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record| 8–3 (5–0 PCAA)
Head coach|

* Dave Currey (4th season)

Home stadium| Anaheim Stadium

Seasons

<- 1979

1981 ->

1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Long Beach State $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Utah State | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
San Jose State | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Fresno State | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Cal State Fullerton | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Pacific (CA) | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1980 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by fourth-year head coach Dave Currey, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. They finished the season as champions of the PCAA, with a record of eight wins, three losses (8–3, 5–0 PCAA).

## Schedule

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

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September 5| 7:30 pm| Northern Illinois*|

* Anaheim Stadium
* Anaheim, CA

| L 9–16| 9,052| [1]
September 20| 10:30 am| at Bowling Green*|

* Doyt Perry Stadium
* Bowling Green, OH

| W 23–21| 14,407| [2]
September 27| 12:30 pm| at BYU*|

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, UT

| L 25–41| 37,152| [3]
October 4| 5:30 pm| at Tennessee State*|

* Hale Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| L 18–35| 15,203| [4]
October 11| 1:30 pm| at Pacific (CA)|

* Pacific Memorial Stadium
* Stockton, CA

| W 17–12| 13,058| [5]
October 18| 7:30 pm| at San Jose State|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| W 23–21| 11,725| [6]
October 25| 1:00 pm| at Oregon State*|

* Parker Stadium
* Corvallis, OR

| W 31–21| 20,000| [7]
November 1| 1:30 pm| at Fresno State|

* Ratcliffe Stadium
* Fresno, CA

| W 34–9| 8,228| [8]
November 8| 1:30 pm| Cal State Fullerton|

* Anaheim Stadium
* Anaheim, CA

| W 20–10| 7,351| [9]
November 15| 7:30 pm| Utah State|

* Anaheim Stadium
* Anaheim, CA

| W 28–27| 11,168| [10]
November 22| 7:30 pm| Drake*|

* Anaheim Stadium
* Anaheim, CA

| W 21–7| 8,158| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* All times are in Pacific time

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## Roster

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1980 Long Beach State 49ers football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `` | Doug Disney | So
RB | `` | Dan Duddridge | Sr
WR | `` | Ron Johnson | Sr
WR | `` | Louis Leidelmeyer | Jr
FB | `` | Corey Meredith | Sr
G | `` | Dean Miraldi | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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LB | `` | Joe Lipp | Sr
DT | `76` | Ben Rudolph | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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P | `` | Mike Horan | Jr

Head coach

* Dave Currey

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## Team players in the NFL

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The following were selected in the 1981 NFL draft.[15]

Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team

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Dean Miraldi | Tackle, guard | 2 | 55 | Philadelphia Eagles
Ben Rudolph | Defensive tackle, defensive end | 3 | 60 | New York Jets
Ron Johnson | Wide receiver | 7 | 170 | Seattle Seahawks
Steve Folsom | Tight end | 10 | 261 | Miami Dolphins

## Notes

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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

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1. ^ "Defense lifts NIU over 49ers". The Daily Chronicle. September 7, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ Pete Donovan (September 21, 1980). "Titans Off and Running, Win Again". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Cougars club 49ers". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Three TDs, 121 Yards For Santa Clara Back". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. October 5, 1980. p. 54. Retrieved March 18, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Fast start powers Long Beach victory". Omaha World-Herald. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Long Beach, 23–21". The Press Democrat. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "49ers hand Beavers 6th season loss". The Los Angeles Times. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Even in the sunshine, Bulldogs see no daylight". The Fresno Bee. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Long Beach whips Fullerton St". The San Francisco Examiner. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Long Beach wins PCAA title, 28–27". The San Bernardino County Sun. November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Long Beach defeats Drake in finale". The Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "1980 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
13. ^ 49er; 1980 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1980.
14. ^ 49er Football (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1981.
15. ^ "1981 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.

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Long Beach State 49ers football

Venues|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium (1955–1991)
* Anaheim Stadium (alternate, 1977–1982)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 1970 Pasadena Bowl

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

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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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