1980 Long Beach State 49ers football team explained

Year:	1980
Team:	Long Beach State 49ers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Short Conf:	PCAA
Record:	8–3
Conf Record:	5–0
Head Coach:	Dave Currey
Hc Year:	4th
Stadium:	Anaheim Stadium
Champion:	PCAA champion

The 1980 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach^[1] during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.^[2] The team was led by fourth-year head coach Dave Currey, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. They finished the season as champions of the PCAA, with a record of eight wins, three losses (8–3, 5–0 PCAA).

Schedule

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1981 NFL draft.^[6]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
	Tackle, guard	2	55	Philadelphia Eagles
	Defensive tackle, defensive end	3	60	New York Jets
	Wide receiver	7	170	Seattle Seahawks
	Tight end	10	261	Miami Dolphins

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: 1980 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule. December 6, 2016.
4. Book: 49er; 1980 Football Media Guide . 1980 . pamphlet . CSULB Athletic Department . Long Beach, California .
5. Book: 49er Football . 1981 . pamphlet . CSULB Athletic Department . Long Beach, California .
6. Web site: 1981 NFL Draft. December 7, 2016. December 21, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071221202823/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1981.htm. dead.