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1969 Long Beach State

8–⁠3 (3–⁠1 Pacific Coast Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Long Beach State in 1969, game by game: won at California–Santa Barbara 32–16; lost at Texas A&M–Kingsville 7–21; lost vs. Cal State Northridge 21–32; won at Hawai’i 28–14; won vs. Northern Arizona 23–15; won vs. Santa Clara 34–28; won at Cal Poly 22–20; won vs. Fresno State 37–7; won vs. Cal State Los Angeles 42–0; won vs. San Francisco State 41–0; lost at San Diego State 32–36+42−14Won 32–16 at California–Santa Barbara+16California–Sant…Lost 7–21 at Texas A&M–Kingsville-14Texas A&M–Kings…Lost 21–32 vs. Cal State Northridge-11Cal State North…Won 28–14 at Hawai’i+14Hawai’iWon 23–15 vs. Northern Arizona+8Northern ArizonaWon 34–28 vs. Santa Clara+6Santa ClaraWon 22–20 at Cal Poly+2Cal PolyWon 37–7 vs. Fresno State+30Fresno StateWon 42–0 vs. Cal State Los Angeles+42Cal State Los A…Won 41–0 vs. San Francisco State+41San Francisco S…Lost 32–36 at San Diego State-4San Diego State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atCalifornia–Santa BarbaraW 32–⁠1646%
Sep 27atTexas A&M–KingsvilleL 7–⁠2139%
Oct 4vsCal State NorthridgeL 21–⁠3262%
Oct 11atHawai’iW 28–⁠1453%
Oct 18vsNorthern ArizonaW 23–⁠1556%
Oct 24vsSanta ClaraW 34–⁠2856%
Nov 1atCal PolyW 22–⁠2058%
Nov 8vsFresno StateW 37–⁠760%
Nov 15vsCal State Los AngelesW 42–⁠084%
Nov 22vsSan Francisco StateW 41–⁠071%
Nov 29atSan Diego StateL 32–⁠3615%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San Diego State 36–⁠32; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 29 on file).

Led the nationLeon Burns: rushing yards (1,659 yds), rushing touchdowns (26 TD)

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
319–⁠189
Coach
—
Elo
1318 +101 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.2 No. 30 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 6Billy Parks WRSan Diego Chargers

1969 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego State6–⁠011–⁠0
Long Beach State3–⁠18–⁠3
Pacific2–⁠27–⁠3
San José State1–⁠12–⁠8
Fresno State1–⁠36–⁠4
California–Santa Barbara1–⁠36–⁠4
Cal State Los Angeles0–⁠40–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.