1988 Long Beach State 49ers football team

American college football season

1988 Long Beach State 49ers football

Conference| Big West Conference
Record| 3–9 (3–4 Big West)
Head coach|

* Larry Reisbig (2nd season)

Defensive coordinator| Ken Visser (8th season)
Home stadium| Veterans Stadium

Seasons

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1989 ->

1988 Big West Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Fresno State $  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
Cal State Fullerton | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Utah State | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
San Jose State | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 8  | - | 0
UNLV | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Long Beach State | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 9  | - | 0
Pacific (CA) | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
New Mexico State | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1988 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Big West Conference. The team was led by second-year head coach Larry Reisbig, and played home games at Veterans Stadium on the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. They finished the season with a record of three wins and nine losses (3–9, 3–4 Big West). The 49ers offense scored 201 points while the defense allowed 385 points.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 3| Boise State*|

* Veterans Stadium
* Long Beach, CA

| L 10–29| 6,032| [1]
September 10| at Oregon*|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR

| L 0–49| 29,238| [2]
September 17| at UCLA*|

* Rose Bowl
* Pasadena, CA

| L 3–56| 42,464| [3]
October 1| Pacific (CA)|

* Veterans Stadium
* Long Beach, CA

| L 10–22| 2,919| [4]
October 8| at Utah State|

* Romney Stadium
* Logan, UT

| L 24–31| 12,686| [5]
October 15| Cal State Fullerton|

* Veterans Stadium
* Long Beach, CA

| W 24–22| 7,582| [6]
October 22| at Akron*|

* Rubber Bowl
* Akron, OH

| L 0–40| 8,132| [7]
October 29| at Hawaii*|

* Aloha Stadium
* Halawa, HI

| L 31–34| 31,371| [8]
November 5| at San Jose State|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| W 34–13| 5,788| [9]
November 12| at New Mexico State|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM

| W 21–16| 3,356| [10]
November 19| at Fresno State|

* Bulldog Stadium
* Fresno, CA

| L 3–31| 32,774| [11]
November 26| UNLV|

* Veterans Stadium
* Long Beach, CA

| L 41–42| 2,014| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

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## Team players in the NFL

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The following were selected in the 1989 NFL draft.[14]

Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team

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Jeff Graham | Quarterback | 4 | 87 | Green Bay Packers
R.J. Kors | Defensive back | 12 | 322 | Seattle Seahawks

## 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.

## References

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1. ^ Dick Wagner (September 4, 1988). "Boise St. Has Night at Beach". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-9. Retrieved February 10, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ Reid English (September 11, 1988). "Loville leads Ducks in a day full of fun". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. p. 5E. Retrieved February 10, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Jerry Crows (September 18, 1988). "Bruins Cut Up 49ers, Then Ease Up, 56-3". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. C-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Dick Wagner (October 2, 1988). "Long Beach is Winless After Falling to UOP". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-20. Retrieved February 10, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Utah St. 31, CS Long Beach 24". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1988. p. III-23. Retrieved February 10, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Robyn Norwood (October 16, 1988). "Long Beach Ends Losing Streak by Beating Titans With :05 Left". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Robyn Norwood (October 23, 1988). "Akron U Rolls Over Long Beach". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. E-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Hawaii 34, CS Long Beach 31". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 31, 1988. p. III-14. Retrieved February 10, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "CS Long Beach 34, SJ St. 13". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1988. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "CSLB 21, N. Mexico St. 16". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1988. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
12. ^ Dick Wagner (November 27, 1988). "Last Play Spoils the Day for Long Beach, Graham". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-11. Retrieved January 21, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "1988 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
14. ^ "1989 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.

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