1986 Long Beach State 49ers football team explained

Year:	1986
Team:	Long Beach State 49ers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Short Conf:	PCAA
Record:	6–5
Conf Record:	4–3
Head Coach:	Mike Sheppard
Hc Year:	3rd
Def Coach:	Ken Visser
Dc Year:	6th
Stadium:	Veterans Stadium

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.^[2] The team was led by third-year head coach Mike Sheppard, 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 six wins and five losses (6–5, 4–3 PCAA).

Schedule

The following were selected in the 1987 NFL draft.^[6]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
	Wide receiver	3	66	Pittsburgh Steelers

The following finished their Cal State Long Beach career in 1986, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.^[7]

Player	Position	First NFL team
Kwante Hampton	Wide receiver	1987 Atlanta Falcons

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.
The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
Web site: 1986 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule. December 6, 2016.
Book: A Touch of Magic In The Air; 1986 Football Media Guide . 1986 . pamphlet . CSULB Athletic Department . Long Beach, California .
Book: California State University Long Beach; 1987 Football Media Guide . 1987 . pamphlet . CSULB Athletic Department . Long Beach, California .
Web site: 1987 NFL Draft. December 7, 2016. December 21, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071221193418/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1987.htm. dead.
Web site: Long Beach St. Players/Alumni. December 8, 2016.