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1988 Long Beach State 49ers football team

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1988 Long Beach State 49ers football
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record3–9 (3–4 Big West)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorKen Visser (8th season)
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Big West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Boise State*L 10–296,032[1]
September 10at Oregon*L 0–4929,238[2]
September 17at UCLA*L 3–5642,464[3]
October 1Pacific (CA)
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
L 10–222,919[4]
October 8at Utah StateL 24–3112,686[5]
October 15Cal State Fullertondagger
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 24–227,582[6]
October 22at Akron*L 0–408,132[7]
October 29at Hawaii*L 31–3431,371[8]
November 5at San Jose StateW 34–135,788[9]
November 12at New Mexico StateW 21–163,356[10]
November 19at Fresno StateL 3–3132,774[11]
November 26UNLV
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
L 41–422,014[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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Team players in the NFL

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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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ 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.Open access icon
  2. ^ 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.Open access icon
  3. ^ 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.Open access icon
  4. ^ 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.Open access icon
  5. ^ "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.Open access icon
  6. ^ 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.Open access icon
  7. ^ 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.Open access icon
  8. ^ "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.Open access icon
  9. ^ "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.Open access icon
  10. ^ "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.Open access icon
  11. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  12. ^ 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.Open access icon
  13. ^ "1988 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  14. ^ "1989 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.