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1970 Long Beach State 49ers football team

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 University 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]

1970 Long Beach State 49ers football
PCAA co-champion
Pasadena Bowl, T 24–24 vs. Louisville
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record9–2–1 (5–1 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
Anaheim Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
San Diego State +5–1–09–2–0
Long Beach State +5–1–09–2–1
Fresno State4–2–08–4–0
Pacific (CA)2–3–05–6–0
San Jose State2–3–02–9–0
UC Santa Barbara1–5–02–9–0
Cal State Los Angeles0–4–01–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions

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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 127:00 p.m.vs. Montana State*
W 19–36,000–6,100[4][5][6]
September 197:30 p.m.at Pacific (CA)
L 6–915,840[7]
September 26Hawaii*
L 14–2310,351[8]
October 38:00 p.m.at San Jose State
W 7–310,100–10,400[9]
October 10Boise State*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 27–146,472[10]
October 16UC Santa Barbara
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 33–75,718[11]
October 31Cal Poly*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 49–205,724[12]
November 7at Fresno State
W 50–147,500–8,500[13]
November 12at Cal State Los Angeles
W 40–71,446[14]
November 20No. 14 San Diego State
W 27–1139,005[15]
November 28at Valley State*
W 21–0200–300[16]
December 19vs. Louisville*
T 24–2420,472[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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NFL draft

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Two 49ers were selected in the 1971 NFL draft.[19]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL club
Leon BurnsRunning back113San Diego Chargers
Jeff SeversonDefensive back12297Washington Redskins

References

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  1. 1 2 "San Diego stunned by Long Beach". Lodi News-Sentinel. California. UPI. September 21, 1970. p. 6.
  2. 1 2 "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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana State)". 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. ↑ "Summary Of Football Game Statistics – Home Team (San Jose State vs. Long Beach State)" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Burns scores 3 TDs as 49ers upend Boise". Independent Press-Telegram. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Long Beach State clobbers Santa Barbara". Redlands Daily Facts. October 17, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "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.Open access icon
  13. ↑ "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.Open access icon
  14. ↑ "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.Open access icon
  15. ↑ 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.Open access icon
  16. ↑ "Burns Leads 49ers". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 29, 1970. p. 1-B. Retrieved February 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  17. ↑ "1970 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Long Beach State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  19. ↑ "1971 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
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