1978 Long Beach State 49ers football team explained

Year:	1978
Team:	Long Beach State 49ers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Short Conf:	PCAA
Record:	5–6
Conf Record:	1–4
Head Coach:	Dave Currey
Hc Year:	2nd
Off Coach:	Ron McBride
Oc Year:	2nd
Stadium:	Anaheim Stadium

The 1978 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach^[1] during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.^[2] The team was led by second year head coach Dave Currey, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins, six losses (5–6, 1–4 PCAA).

Schedule

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Team players in the NFL

No Long Beach State 49ers were selected in the 1979 NFL draft.^[6]

The following finished their college career in 1978, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.^[7]

Player	Position	First NFL team
	Defensive back	1979 Los Angeles Rams

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: 1978 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule. December 6, 2016.
4. Book: 49er Football; 1978 Media Guide . 1978 . pamphlet . CSULB Athletic Department . Long Beach, California .
5. Book: 49er Football; 1979 Media Guide . 1979 . pamphlet . CSULB Athletic Department . Long Beach, California .
6. Web site: 1979 NFL Draft. 7 December 2016. 21 December 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071221231852/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1979.htm. dead.
7. Web site: Long Beach St. Players/Alumni. December 8, 2016.