1988 Long Beach State 49ers football team
| 1988 Long Beach State 49ers football | |
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| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Record | 3–9 (3–4 Big West) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Ken Visser (8th season) |
| Home stadium | Veterans Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Cal State Long Beach competed in the Big West Conference. The team was led by second-year head coach Larry Reisbig, and played home games at Veterans Stadium on the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. They finished the season with a record of three wins and nine losses (3–9, 3–4 Big West). The 49ers offense scored 201 points while the defense allowed 385 points.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | Boise State* | L 10–29 | 6,032 | [1] | |
| September 10 | at Oregon* | L 0–49 | 29,238 | [2] | |
| September 17 | at UCLA* | L 3–56 | 42,464 | [3] | |
| October 1 | Pacific (CA) |
| L 10–22 | 2,919 | [4] |
| October 8 | at Utah State | L 24–31 | 12,686 | [5] | |
| October 15 | Cal State Fullerton |
| W 24–22 | 7,582 | [6] |
| October 22 | at Akron* | L 0–40 | 8,132 | [7] | |
| October 29 | at Hawaii* | L 31–34 | 31,371 | [8] | |
| November 5 | at San Jose State | W 34–13 | 5,788 | [9] | |
| November 12 | at New Mexico State | W 21–16 | 3,356 | [10] | |
| November 19 | at Fresno State | L 3–31 | 32,774 | [11] | |
| November 26 | UNLV |
| L 41–42 | 2,014 | [12] |
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Team players in the NFL
[edit]The following were selected in the 1989 NFL draft.[14]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Jeff Graham | Quarterback | 4 | 87 | Green Bay Packers |
| R.J. Kors | Defensive back | 12 | 322 | Seattle Seahawks |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
References
[edit]- ^ Dick Wagner (September 4, 1988). "Boise St. Has Night at Beach". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-9. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reid English (September 11, 1988). "Loville leads Ducks in a day full of fun". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. p. 5E. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jerry Crows (September 18, 1988). "Bruins Cut Up 49ers, Then Ease Up, 56-3". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. C-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dick Wagner (October 2, 1988). "Long Beach is Winless After Falling to UOP". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-20. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah St. 31, CS Long Beach 24". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1988. p. III-23. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Robyn Norwood (October 16, 1988). "Long Beach Ends Losing Streak by Beating Titans With :05 Left". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Robyn Norwood (October 23, 1988). "Akron U Rolls Over Long Beach". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. E-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hawaii 34, CS Long Beach 31". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 31, 1988. p. III-14. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "CS Long Beach 34, SJ St. 13". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1988. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "CSLB 21, N. Mexico St. 16". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1988. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ Dick Wagner (November 27, 1988). "Last Play Spoils the Day for Long Beach, Graham". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-11. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1988 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ "1989 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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