1991 Long Beach State 49ers football team
American college football season
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The 1991 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season.
- Willie Brown (1st season)
| 1991 Long Beach State 49ers football | |
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| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (2–5 Big West) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cal State Long Beach competed in the Big West Conference. The team was led by Willie Brown, and played home games at Veterans Stadium on the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. The 49ers offense scored 207 points while the defense allowed 412 points.[1]
This was the last season for Cal State Long Beach's football program.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | at San Diego State* | L 13–49 | 26,749 | [2] | |
| September 14 | at No. 11 (I-AA) Boise State* | L 14–48 | 20,824 | [3] | |
| September 21 | San Jose State | L 20–32 | 4,329 | [4][5] | |
| September 28 | at Arizona* | L 21–45 | 46,334 | [6] | |
| October 5 | at UNLV | W 34–19 | 20,000 | [7] | |
| October 12 | at Fresno State | L 14–42 | 33,083 | [8] | |
| October 19 | at No. 2 Miami (FL)* | L 0–55 | 40,498 | [9] | |
| October 26 | Utah State |
| W 7–6 | 4,337 | [10] |
| November 2 | Pacific (CA) |
| L 24–51 | 3,012 | [11] |
| November 9 | at New Mexico State | L 24–28 | 9,406 | [12] | |
| November 23 | at Cal State Fullerton | L 36–37 | 2,123 | [13] | |
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Team players in the NFL
With the end of the Cal State Long Beach football program, many players with eligibility remaining transferred to other schools. Two former 49ers were selected in subsequent NFL drafts.[14][15]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Terrell Davis | Running back | 6 | 196 | 1995 Denver Broncos |
| Jay Walker | Quarterback | 7 | 198 | 1996 New England Patriots |
In addition, one player who played at Cal State Long Beach in 1991 later played in the NFL, but was not drafted.[16]
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Mark Seay | Wide receiver | 1993 San Diego Chargers |
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.
