1958 Long Beach State 49ers football team

The 1958 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented Long Beach State College[note 1] during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season. The 49ers competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

1958 Long Beach State 49ers football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1958 record2–6–1 (1–3–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
(Capacity: 11,600)
1958 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 15 Cal Poly 4 –1 –0  9 –1 –0
Fresno State $ 4 –1 –0  5 –5 –0
UC Santa Barbara 3 –2 –0  4 –4 –1
San Diego State 2 –3 –0  3 –5 –0
Long Beach State 1 –3 –1  2 –6 –1
Los Angeles State 0 –4 –1  4 –4 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The team was led by head coach Don Reed, in his first 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 two wins, six losses and one tie (2–6–1, 1–3–1 CCAA).

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 20at San Francisco State[note 2]*
L 0–14
September 27at Sacramento State[note 3]*
L 14–26
October 3San Diego State[note 4]
L 12–20[1]
October 11Chico State[note 5]*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
W 28–8
October 18UC Santa Barbara
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
W 12–7
October 25at Cal Poly[note 6]
L 2–26
November 1Pepperdine[note 7]*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, California
L 22–264,887
November 8at Fresno State[note 8]
L 6–228,000[2]
November 15at Los Angeles State[note 9]
T 6–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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Team players in the NFL

No Long Beach State 49ers were selected in the 1959 NFL Draft.[5]

Notes
  1. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
  2. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  3. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  4. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. 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.
  7. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
  8. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  9. California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.

References
  1. Howard Hagen (October 4, 1958). "Aztecs Triumph, 20-12; Ball Stars". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. A-13.
  2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. What's Cooking at Long Beach State Football 1959 (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: LBSC Athletic Department. 1959.
  4. "Cal State Long Beach Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  5. "1959 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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