1971_Long_Beach_State_49ers_football_team

1971 Long Beach State 49ers football team

1971 Long Beach State 49ers football team

American college football season

The 1971 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State College, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season.

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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 Jim Stangeland, and played the majority of their home games at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. One home game was played at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. They finished the season as Champions of the PCAA, with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 5–1 PCAA).

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1972 NFL Draft.[12]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
John KahlerDefensive end6153Kansas City Chiefs
Jim FasselQuarterback7167Chicago Bears
John TurnerTight end11270San Diego Chargers
Jim KirbyWide receiver16407Los Angeles Rams

The following finished their college career in 1970, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[13]

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Reggie BerryDefensive back1972 San Diego Chargers

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.
  2. [N 2]
    The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.

References

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    "Reserve QB hurls Rebels by Long Beach". The Los Angeles Times. September 12, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. [2]
    "49ers Bow, 48-38; Diablos Also Lose". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 19, 1971. p. D-11. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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    "San Diego St. in Slump, Bows to Southern Mississippi, 10-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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    Doyle, Kevin (October 9, 1971). "SJS gridders finally win". Palo Alto Times. Palo Alto, California. p. 15. Retrieved August 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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    Jim McCormack (October 17, 1971). "49ers Splash Past Outclassed Diablos". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. p. S-1. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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    "Long Beach St. Beats Santa Barbara, 31-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 24, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved February 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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    "San Diego St. Suffers 17-10 Loss to Fresno". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 31, 1971. p. D-16. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. [8]
    Dan Hafner (November 14, 1971). "Bizarre Play Gives 49ers 12-7 Victory". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-5. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. [9]
    "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  10. [10]
    "1971 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  11. [11]
    Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: LBSC Athletic Department. 1971.
  12. [12]
    "1972 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  13. [13]
    "Long Beach St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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