1956 Long Beach State 49ers football team

The 1956 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented Long Beach State College[note 1] during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. The 49ers were in their second year of existence, and did not compete in any college conference in 1956.

1956 Long Beach State 49ers football
Conference	Independent
1956 record	5–3
Head coach	Mike DeLotto (2nd season)
Home stadium	Veterans Stadium (Capacity: 11,600)

1956 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Northern Michigan			–					7	–	0	–	1
Carthage			–					8	–	2	–	0
Tampa			–					7	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly San Dimas			–					6	–	2	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					7	–	2	–	1
Wabash			–					6	–	2	–	1
Hawaii			–					7	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					7	–	3	–	0
Xavier			–					7	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	2	–	1
Pepperdine			–					6	–	3	–	0
Washington University			–					6	–	3	–	0
La Verne			–					6	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					5	–	3	–	0
Drexel			–					5	–	3	–	0
Long Beach State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Delaware			–					5	–	3	–	1
Baldwin–Wallace			–					4	–	5	–	0
Rose Poly			–					3	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	5	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	5	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					2	–	5	–	2
Sewanee			–					1	–	6	–	1
UC Riverside			–					1	–	6	–	0

The team was led by head coach Mike DeLotto, in his second year, 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 five wins and three losses (5–3).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22	Occidental	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, California	W 14–13
October 6	at Santa Barbara[note 2]	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 6–13
October 13	Pepperdine[note 3]	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, California	W 26–12
October 20	at Cal Poly[note 4]	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 12–65
October 27	Los Angeles State[note 5]	East Los Angeles College Los Angeles	L 0–23
November 3	La Verne	La Verne Stadium La Verne, California	W 23–20
November 9	Arizona State, Flagstaff[note 6]	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, California	W 7–6
November 16	Cal Aggies[note 7]	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, California	W 10–0

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Team players in the NFL

No Long Beach State 49ers were selected in the 1957 NFL Draft.[3]

Notes

1. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
2. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1958.
3. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
4. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
5. California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
6. Northern Arizona University was known as Arizona State College at Flagstaff from 1945 to 1957.
7. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.

References

1. Long Beach State Football 1956 (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: LBSC Athletic Department. 1956.
2. "Cal St.-Long Beach Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
3. "1957 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.