1976 Long Beach State 49ers football team explained

Year:	1976
Team:	Long Beach State 49ers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Short Conf:	PCAA
Record:	8–3
Conf Record:	2–2
Head Coach:	Wayne Howard
Hc Year:	3rd
Off Coach:	Ron McBride
Oc Year:	3rd
Def Coach:	Tom Gadd
Dc Year:	3rd
Stadium:	Veterans Stadium

The 1976 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach^[1] during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.^[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

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1977 NFL draft.^[5]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Mark Bailey	Running back	4	92	Kansas City Chiefs

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: 1976 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule. December 6, 2016.
4. Book: Forty-Niners '77; Football Media Guide . 1977 . pamphlet . CSULB Athletic Department . Long Beach, California .
5. Web site: 1977 NFL Draft. December 7, 2016. December 22, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071222092345/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1977.htm. dead.