1981 Long Beach State 49ers football team

The 1981 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach^{[note 1]} during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1981 Long Beach State 49ers football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	2–8 (1–4 PCAA)
Head coach	Dave Currey (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Ken Visser (1st season)
Home stadium	Anaheim Stadium
Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

1981 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Jose State $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Utah State	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Fresno State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Long Beach State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.^{[note 2]} The team was led by fifth-year head coach Dave Currey, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins, eight losses (2–8, 1–4 PCAA).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	1:30 pm	No. 16 BYU*	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	L 8–31	20,953	[1]
September 12	4:30 pm	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 17–7	21,819	[2]
September 19	4:00 pm	at Louisville*	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	L 13–35	23,424	[3]
September 26	7:30 pm	at UNLV*	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 31–32	25,080	[4]
October 3	11:30 am	at Drake*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 7–18	16,730	[5]
October 17	7:30 pm	Pacific (CA)	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	L 10–17	8,646	[6]
October 24	1:30 pm	at Cal State Fullerton	Titan Field Fullerton, CA	W 10–9	3,800	[7]
November 7	7:30 pm	Utah State	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	L 2–28	3,800	[8]
November 14	7:30 pm	Fresno State	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	L 30–31	5,077	[9]
November 21	7:30 pm	San Jose State	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	L 22–24	6,723	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1982 NFL draft.^[13]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Mike Horan	Punter	9	235	Atlanta Falcons

Notes

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.

References

1. "Long Beach: BYU Defense Is Too Much". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 6, 1981. p. III-7. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Long Beach St. 17, N. Illinois 7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 13, 1981. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Louisville 35, Long Beach St. 13". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 20, 1981. p. III-18. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Nev.-Las Vegas 32, Long Beach St. 31". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. September 27, 1981. p. 57. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "The Rain Helps End a Reign as Long Beach Loses, 18-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 4, 1981. p. III-3. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
6. John Weyler (October 18, 1981). "Pacific Rallies, Wins Battle of the Boring". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-3. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Pete Donovan (October 25, 1981). "Someone Had to Win ... It Happened to Be Long Beach". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-19. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
8. John Weyler (November 8, 1981). "Long Beach Plays Give Away With Utah". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-24. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
10. "San Jose St., 24-22". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. November 22, 1981. p. 65. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "1981 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
12. 49er Football (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1981.
13. "1982 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.