Long Beach State 49ers
Long Beach State has played football since at least 1961 and is 133–128–2 in the 263 games on record. Since 1970, the NFL Draft has taken 15 players from here in its first seven rounds, 2 of them in the first round. Dave Currey (1977–1983) won more games here than any other coach: 40. The most-played rival is Pacific: 27 meetings, Long Beach State leads 15–12. This season, under Willie Brown, they’re 2–9.
On this date in 1991Long Beach State lost to No. 2 Miami 55–0 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 133–128–2 .510; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1294
- Seasons
- 29 since 1961, 263 games
1991 season 2–9
RosterFull 1991 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at San Diego State | L 13–49 | 29% |
| Sep 14 | at Boise State | L 14–48 | 58% |
| Sep 21 | vs San José State | L 20–32 | 32% |
| Sep 28 | at Arizona | L 21–45 | 22% |
| Oct 5 | at UNLV | W 31–19 | 41% |
| Oct 12 | at Fresno State | L 14–42 | 15% |
| Oct 19 | at 2Miami | L 0–55 | 6% |
| Oct 26 | vs Utah State | W 7–6 | 52% |
| Nov 2 | vsPacific | L 24–51 | 58% |
| Nov 9 | at New Mexico State | L 24–28 | 50% |
| Nov 23 | atCal State Fullerton | L 36–37 | 60% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1961
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Willie Brown | 1991 | 2–9 |
| George Allen | 1990 | 6–5 |
| Larry Reisbig | 1987–1989 | 11–24 |
| Mike Sheppard | 1984–1986 | 16–18 |
| Dave Currey | 1977–1983 | 40–36 |
| Wayne Howard | 1974–1976 | 23–10 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Pacific
15–12 in 27
- 1982 W 32–31
- 1983 W 28–16
- 1984 W 24–22
- 1985 W 20–7
- 1986 W 38–21
- 1987 W 9–6
- 1988 L 10–22
- 1989 L 25–26
- 1990 W 28–7
- 1991 L 24–51
Lost the last one.
- Fresno State
8–15 in 23
- 1982 L 22–40
- 1983 L 3–7
- 1984 L 17–20
- 1985 L 31–33
- 1986 L 12–25
- 1987 L 7–30
- 1988 L 3–31
- 1989 L 0–52
- 1990 L 16–28
- 1991 L 14–42
Lost the last 10.
- San José State
5–17 in 22
- 1982 W 22–21
- 1983 L 9–18
- 1984 L 7–42
- 1985 W 37–22
- 1986 L 14–38
- 1987 L 16–44
- 1988 W 34–13
- 1989 L 10–21
- 1990 L 29–46
- 1991 L 20–32
Lost the last three.
| Opponent | Games | LBS record |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific | 27 | 15–12 |
| Fresno State | 23 | 8–15 |
| San José State | 22 | 5–17 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 20 | 12–8 |
| San Diego State | 19 | 6–13 |
| Utah State | 15 | 9–6 |
| UNLV | 11 | 6–5 † |
| Northern Illinois | 9 | 5–4 |
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file. Each series page gives both.
Every opponent (51)
Every program Long Beach State has played, A to Z, with Long Beach State’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Akron 0–1
- Arizona 0–2
- Boise State 5–3
- Bowling Green 3–0
- BYU 0–5
- Cal Poly 4–1
- Cal State Fullerton 12–8
- Cal State Los Angeles 3–0
- Cal State Northridge 5–1
- California–Riverside 0–1
- California–Santa Barbara 3–0
- Cincinnati 0–1
- Clemson 0–1
- Drake 7–1
- Eastern Washington 1–2
- Fresno State 8–15
- Grambling 1–1
- Hawai’i 5–4
- Kansas State 1–0
- Lamar 2–1
- Louisiana 1–1
- Louisville 0–1–1
- Miami 0–1
- Michigan 0–1
- Montana 1–0
- Montana State 2–0
- New Mexico State 7–1
- North Texas 2–0–1
- Northern Arizona 1–0
- Northern Illinois 5–4
- Ole Miss 0–1
- Oregon 0–3
- Oregon State 1–0
- Pacific 15–12
- San Diego State 6–13
- San Francisco State 1–0
- San José State 5–17
- Santa Clara 1–0
- Southern Illinois 2–0
- Tennessee State 0–1
- Texas A&M–Kingsville 1–1
- Tulsa 0–1
- UCLA 0–4
- UNLV 6–5 †
- Utah 0–1
- Utah State 9–6
- UTEP 1–1
- Weber State 2–0
- Western Michigan 2–2
- Wichita State 3–1
- Wyoming 0–1
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conferences
- 1969Joined the PCAA from the California Collegiate Athletic Conference. Source
- 1991Went independent from the Big West in football. Source
- 1992Joined the Dropped football from independence in football. Source
Long Beach State’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Led the nation 4
| 1986 | Mark Templeton receptions (99 catches) |
| 1982 | Todd Dillon passing yards (3,517 yds), total offense (3,587 yds), total offense per game (326.1) |
| 1971 | Terry Metcalf rushing touchdowns (28 TD) |
| 1969 | Leon Burns rushing yards (1,659 yds), rushing touchdowns (26 TD) |
The NCAA’s official national leaders since 1937, from Wikipedia’s yearly leader lists.
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 15 since 1970
- First-round picks
- 2
| 1978 | Dan Bunz LB | No. 24, San Francisco 49ers |
| 1971 | Leon Burns RB | No. 13, San Diego Chargers |
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2–9 | 2–5 | Willie Brown | 1294 | |||
| 1990 | 6–5 | 4–3 | George Allen | 1385 | |||
| 1989 | 4–8 | 2–5 | Larry Reisbig | 1334 | |||
| 1988 | 3–9 | 3–4 | Larry Reisbig | 1338 | |||
| 1987 | 4–7 | 2–5 | Larry Reisbig | 1372 | |||
| 1986 | 6–5 | 4–3 | Mike Sheppard | 1451 | |||
| 1985 | 6–6 | 4–3 | Mike Sheppard | 1433 | |||
| 1984 | 4–7 | 3–4 | Mike Sheppard | 1432 | |||
| 1983 | 8–4 | 3–3 | Dave Currey | 1499 | |||
| 1982 | 6–5 | 5–1 | Dave Currey | 1461 | |||
| 1981 | 2–8 | 1–4 | Dave Currey | 1398 | |||
| 1980 | 8–3 | 5–0 | Dave Currey | 1530 | |||
| 1979 | 7–4 | 3–2 | Dave Currey | 1437 | |||
| 1978 | 5–6 | 1–4 | Dave Currey | 1386 | |||
| 1977 | 4–6 | 1–3 | Dave Currey | 1402 | |||
| 1976 | 8–3 | 2–2 | Wayne Howard | 1515 | |||
| 1975 | 9–2 | 4–1 | Wayne Howard | 1521 | |||
| 1974 | 6–5 | 1–3 | Wayne Howard | 1395 | |||
| 1973 | 1–9–1 | 0–4 | 1271 | ||||
| 1972 | 5–6 | 1–3 | 1415 | ||||
| 1971 | 8–4 | 5–1 | 1509 | ||||
| 1970 | 9–2–1 | 5–1 | 1497 | ||||
| 1969 | 8–3 | 3–1 | 1318 | ||||
| 1968 | 1–0 | 1226 | |||||
| 1967 | 0–1 | 1216 |
Every season back to 1961 (4 more)
No season on file for 1962–63: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 29 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.