1976 Long Beach State 49ers football team
American college football season
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The 1976 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record8–3 (2–2 PCAA)
Headcoach
- Wayne Howard (3rd season)
OffensivecoordinatorRon McBride (3rd season)
| 1976 Long Beach State 49ers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 8–3 (2–2 PCAA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ron McBride (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tom Gadd (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Veterans Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by third year head coach Wayne Howard, and played home games at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. They finished the season with a record of eight wins, three losses (8–3, 2–2 PCAA).
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | Weber State* | W 19–7 | 5,700 | [1] | |
| September 18 | at Utah State* | W 32–10 | 7,173 | [2] | |
| September 25 | Northern Illinois* |
| W 37–0 | 7,747 | [3] |
| October 2 | at Pacific (CA) | W 17–14 | 7,318 | [4] | |
| October 9 | Drake* |
| W 41–10 | 10,200 | [5] |
| October 16 | at San Jose State | L 7–34 | 18,500 | [6] | |
| October 23 | at Lamar* | W 21–10 | 7,098 | [7] | |
| October 30 | at Wichita State* | W 24–14 | 8,431 | [8] | |
| November 6 | at Fresno State | L 0–23 | 11,100 | [9] | |
| November 13 | at Cal State Fullerton | W 28–8 | 12,500 | [10] | |
| November 20 | San Diego State* |
| L 3–10 | 14,900 | [11] |
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Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1977 NFL draft.[14]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Mark Bailey | Running back | 4 | 92 | Kansas City Chiefs |
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.
