1968 Long Beach State 49ers football team
American college football season
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The 1968 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 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Don Reed in his 11th and final season as head coach, the 49ers compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the CCAA. The team played home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California.
| 1968 Long Beach State 49ers football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 3–7 (1–3 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Fresno State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Los Angeles | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at Northern Arizona* | L 20–26 | 7,000 | [1] | |
| September 27 | Texas A&I* | L 7–35 | 3,763 | [2] | |
| October 5 | at Valley State | L 20–21 | 5,413 | [3] | |
| October 12 | at UTEP* | W 22–21 | 21,120 | [4] | |
| October 19 | UC Santa Barbara* |
| L 21–42 | 5,000 | [5] |
| October 26 | at Santa Clara* | L 21–27 | 7,650 | [6] | |
| November 2 | Cal Poly |
| W 12–7 | 5,128 | [7] |
| November 9 | at Fresno State | L 28–34 | 8,201 | [8] | |
| November 16 | at Cal State Los Angeles | L 29–46 | 1,800–2,078 | [9][10] | |
| November 23 | San Francisco State* |
| W 28–14 | ||
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