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1982 Long Beach State 49ers football team

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1982 Long Beach State 49ers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record6–5 (5–1 PCAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorKen Visser (2nd season)
Home stadiumAnaheim Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
Long Beach State 5 1 0 6 5 0
San Jose State 4 2 0 8 3 0
Utah State 2 3 0 5 6 0
Pacific (CA) 2 4 0 2 9 0
UNLV 1 4 0 3 8 0
Cal State Fullerton 0 6 0 3 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1982 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by sixth-year head coach Dave Currey, and played the majority of their home games at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California, with one game 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, five losses (6–5, 5–1 PCAA).

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 111:30 pmat No. 18 UCLA*L 10–4145,396[1]
September 1812:30 pmat Wyoming*L 27–3616,844[2]
October 17:30 pmCal State FullertonW 7–35,030[3]
October 910:30 amat Cincinnati*L 14–3413,187[4]
October 167:00 pmat San Jose StateW 22–2117,147[5]
October 237:30 pmat San Diego State*L 17–5124,938[6]
October 301:30 pmat Fresno StateL 22–4024,333[7]
November 67:30 pmPacific (CA)W 32–314,658[8]
November 137:30 pmUNLV
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
W 24–134,660[9]
November 207:32 pmBowling Green*
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
W 24–74,415[10]
November 277:30 pmUtah State
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
W 44–178,871[11]

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Team players in the NFL

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No Long Beach State 49ers were selected in the 1983 NFL draft.[15]

The following finished their college career in 1982, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[16]

Player Position First NFL team
Darrell Pattillo Defensive back 1983 San Diego Chargers
Darren Long Tight end 1986 Los Angeles Rams

Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ "Ramsey-to-Townsell combo sinks Long Beach". The Sunday Oregonian. September 12, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "It wasn't pretty, but Cowboys win first". Casper Star-Tribune. September 19, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Fullerton still in the dark after Long Beach rallies for a 7–3 win". The Los Angeles Times. October 2, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cincinnati beats Long Beach". The Daily Breeze. October 10, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Long Beach State nips SJS on fourth quarter field goal". The San Francisco Examiner. October 17, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Aztecs rout 49ers". The Fresno Bee. October 24, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "'Dogs clear big Cal Bowl hurdle". The Fresno Bee. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Long Beach State takes Pacific to limit". The Daily Breeze. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Dillon propels Long Beach past UNLV". The Daily Breeze. November 14, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bowling Green falls to Long Beach St". The Fresno Bee. November 21, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Long Beach State throttles Utah State". The Arizona Republic. November 28, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1982 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  13. ^ 49er; Football 1982; Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1982.
  14. ^ Forty Niner; 1983 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1983.
  15. ^ "1983 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  16. ^ "Long Beach St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.