1983 Long Beach State 49ers football team

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1983 Long Beach State 49ers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record8–4 (3–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal State Fullerton $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Utah State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Long Beach State 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Fresno State 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
San Jose State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Pacific (CA) 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
UNLV 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Records adjusted for UNLV's forfeit of all 7 victories

The 1983 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the

Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California
. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 3–3 PCAA).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 35:00 pmat Kansas State*
W 28–2028,700
September 101:00 pmat Cal State Fullerton
L 19–255,980[1]
September 1710:30 pmat Hawaii*
W 23–2146,350
October 17:30 pm
Texas A&I*
W 46–104,287
October 81:30 pmat San Diego State*
W 20–1325,232[2]
October 157:30 pmat Pacific (CA)
W 28–168,100[3]
October 221:30 pmSan Jose State
  • Veteran's Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
L 9–186,636
October 291:30 pmat Eastern Washington*
L 17–202,200[4]
November 512:30 pmat Montana*
W 38–147,125[5]
November 121:30 pmFresno Statedagger
  • Veteran's Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
L 3–72,017[6]
November 191:00 pmat UNLV
W 24–2117,955[7]
November 251:30 pmUtah State
  • Veteran's Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 6–33,878

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the

1984 NFL Draft.[11]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
David Howard Linebacker 3 67 Minnesota Vikings
John Puzar Center 8 216 Seattle Seahawks

The following finished their Cal State Long Beach career in 1983, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[12]

Player Position First NFL Team
Scott Byers Defensive back 1984 San Diego Chargers

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.

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  8. ^ "1983 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  9. ^ Forty Niner; 1983 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1983.
  10. ^ 49ers Long Beach; 1984 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1984.
  11. ^ "1984 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  12. ^ "Long Beach St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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