1980 Long Beach State 49ers football team

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1980 Long Beach State 49ers football
PCAA champion
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record8–3 (5–0 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAnaheim Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
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[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 57:30 pmNorthern Illinois*
L 9–169,052
September 2010:30 amat Bowling Green*
W 23–2114,407[1]
September 2712:30 pmat BYU*
L 25–4137,152
October 45:30 pmat Tennessee State*
L 18–3515,203[2]
October 111:30 pmat Pacific (CA)
W 17–1213,058
October 187:30 pmat San Jose State
W 23–2111,725
October 251:00 pmat Oregon State*
W 31–2120,000
November 11:30 pmat Fresno State
W 34–98,228
November 81:30 pmCal State Fullerton
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
W 20–107,351
November 157:30 pmUtah State
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
W 28–2711,168
November 227:30 pmDrake*
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
W 21–78,158[3]

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Roster[edit]

1980 Long Beach State 49ers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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
LB Joe Lipp Sr
DT 76 Ben Rudolph Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Mike Horan Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the NFL[edit]

The following were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.[7]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
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[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. ^ 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.Open access icon
  2. ^ "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.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Long Beach defeats Drake in finale". The Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1980 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  5. ^ 49er; 1980 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1980.
  6. ^ 49er Football (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1981.
  7. ^ "1981 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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