1974 Long Beach State 49ers football team
American college football season
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The 1974 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season.
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record6–5 (1–3 PCAA)
Headcoach
- Wayne Howard (1st season)
OffensivecoordinatorRon McBride (1st season)
| 1974 Long Beach State 49ers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 6–5 (1–3 PCAA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ron McBride (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tom Gadd (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Veterans Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by first year head coach Wayne Howard, and played the majority of their home games at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. In addition, they played one home game at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins, five losses (6–5, 1–3 PCAA).
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | at Northern Illinois* | L 14–16 | 8,428 | [1] | |
| September 21 | at Pacific (CA) | L 6–38 | 13,595 | [2] | |
| September 28 | Drake* | W 20–13 | 4,778 | [3] | |
| October 5 | at San Jose State | L 17–27 | 17,250 | [4] | |
| October 12 | Cal State Fullerton* | W 28–6 | 7,312 | [5] | |
| October 19 | at Hawaii* | L 21–28 | 20,278 | [6] | |
| October 26 | San Diego State |
| L 17–27 | 27,775 | [7] |
| November 2 | Southern Illinois* |
| W 32–7 | 6,084 | [8] |
| November 9 | at Fresno State | W 28–34 | 8,850 | [9] | |
| November 16 | Western Michigan* |
| W 34–33 | 5,026 | [10] |
| November 23 | at North Texas State* | W 35–19 | 2,500 | [11] | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1975 NFL draft.[14]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Louis Lauriano | Defensive back | 8 | 202 | St. Louis Cardinals |
Notes
- The official name of Long Beach State has been California State University, Long Beach since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Long Beach State.
- The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
