1973 Long Beach State 49ers football team explained

Year:	1973
Team:	Long Beach State 49ers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Short Conf:	PCAA
Record:	1–9–1
Conf Record:	0–4
Head Coach:	Jim Stangeland
Hc Year:	5th
Stadium:	Veterans Stadium

The 1973 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach^[1] during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.^[2] The team was led by fifth 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 game was played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. They finished the season with a record of one win, nine losses and one tie (1–9–1, 0–4 PCAA).

Schedule

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1974 NFL draft.^[4]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Greg Bailey	Defensive back	14	341	San Diego Chargers
	Tight end	15	372	San Francisco 49ers

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
3. Web site: 1973 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule. December 6, 2016.
4. Web site: 1974 NFL Draft. January 12, 2017. December 21, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071221162001/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1974.htm. dead.