Cal State Northridge vs. Long Beach State

Cal State Northridge and Long Beach State first met in 1969 and have played 6 times; Long Beach State leads the series 5–⁠1. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Long Beach State 5–⁠1, and Long Beach State has won the last 5.

Cal State Northridge wins
1
Long Beach State wins
5
Ties
0
First meeting
1969
Longest streak
5 Long Beach State
Current streak
5 Long Beach State
Last 10 meetings
Long Beach State 5–⁠1
Most recent
1990

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s1–⁠0
1970s0–⁠3
1980s0–⁠1
1990s0–⁠1
Average margin
11.8 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cal State Northridge
0–⁠2 Cal State Northridge’s record at home
At Long Beach State
3–⁠1 Long Beach State’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Cal State Northridge’s biggest win1969: Cal State Northridge 32, Long Beach State 21by 11 points
  2. Long Beach State’s biggest win1971: Long Beach State 34, Cal State Northridge 7by 27 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cal State Northridge and Long Beach State, 1969 on1300150017001970197519801985199019952000

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Nov 10, 1990Long Beach State 25, Cal State Northridge 24at Long Beach State
Sep 2, 1989Long Beach State 28, Cal State Northridge 9at Long Beach State
Dec 2, 1972Long Beach State 35, Cal State Northridge 32at Cal State Northridge
Oct 2, 1971Long Beach State 34, Cal State Northridge 7at Long Beach State
Nov 28, 1970Long Beach State 21, Cal State Northridge 11at Cal State Northridge
Oct 4, 1969Cal State Northridge 32, Long Beach State 21at Long Beach State

Every game is listed as played on the field.