1983 Long Beach State 49ers football team

American college football season

1983 Long Beach State 49ers football

Conference| Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record| 8–4 (3–3 PCAA)
Head coach|

* Dave Currey (7th season)

Home stadium| Veterans Stadium

Seasons

<- 1982

1984 ->

1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

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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

* $ - Conference champion
* Records adjusted for UNLV's forfeit of all 7 victories

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[edit]

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

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September 3| 5:00 pm| at Kansas State*|

* KSU Stadium
* Manhattan, KS

| W 28–20| 28,700|
September 10| 1:00 pm| at Cal State Fullerton|

* Anaheim Stadium
* Anaheim, CA

| L 19–25| 5,980| [1]
September 17| 10:30 pm| at Hawaii*|

* Aloha Stadium
* Halawa, HI

| W 23–21| 46,350|
October 1| 7:30 pm| Texas A&I*|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Long Beach, CA

| W 46–10| 4,287|
October 8| 1:30 pm| at San Diego State*|

* Jack Murphy Stadium
* San Diego, CA

| W 20–13| 25,232| [2]
October 15| 7:30 pm| at Pacific (CA)|

* Pacific Memorial Stadium
* Stockton, CA

| W 28–16| 8,100| [3]
October 22| 1:30 pm| San Jose State|

* Veteran's Stadium
* Long Beach, CA

| L 9–18| 6,636|
October 29| 1:30 pm| at Eastern Washington*|

* Joe Albi Stadium
* Spokane, WA

| L 17–20| 2,200| [4]
November 5| 12:30 pm| at Montana*|

* Dornblaser Field
* Missoula, MT

| W 38–14| 7,125| [5]
November 12| 1:30 pm| Fresno State|

* Veteran's Stadium
* Long Beach, CA

| L 3–7| 2,017| [6]
November 19| 1:00 pm| at UNLV|

* Las Vegas Silver Bowl
* Whitney, NV

| W 24–21| 17,955| [7]
November 25| 1:30 pm| Utah State|

* Veteran's Stadium
* Long Beach, CA

| W 6–3| 3,878|

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

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## Team players in the NFL[edit]

The following were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.[11]

Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team

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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

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Scott Byers | Defensive back | 1984 San Diego Chargers

## Notes[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "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.
4. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 30, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 1, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1983. p. III-10. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 20, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "1983 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
9. ^ Forty Niner; 1983 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1983.
10. ^ 49ers Long Beach; 1984 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1984.
11. ^ "1984 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
12. ^ "Long Beach St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.

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