| 1970Long Beach State 49ers football | |
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PCAA co-champion | |
Pasadena Bowl, T 24–24 vs.Louisville | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 9–2–1 (5–1 PCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Stadium Anaheim Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Los Angeles | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1970 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State College, Long Beach—now known asCalifornia State University, Long Beach—as a member of thePacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led second-year head coachJim Stangeland, the 49ers compiled an overall record of 9–2–1 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the PCAA title withSan Diego State. Since Long Beach State had beaten San Diego State head-to-head, the 49ers qualified for a postseasonbowl game, thePasadena Bowl.[1] Played on December 19 against theMissouri Valley Conference championLouisville Cardinals at theRose Bowl inPasadena, the game ended in 24–24 tie.[2] The team played four home games atVeterans Memorial Stadium adjacent to the campus ofLong Beach City College inLong Beach, California and one well-attended game atAnaheim Stadium inAnaheim on a Friday night against San Diego State.[1]
Running backLeon Burns received first-team honors on the1970 Little All-America college football team.[3]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | vs.Montana State* | W 19–3 | 6,000–6,100 | [4][5][6] | |
| September 19 | 7:30 p.m. | atPacific (CA) | L 6–9 | 15,840 | [7] | |
| September 26 | Hawaii* | L 14–23 | 10,351 | [8] | ||
| October 3 | 8:00 p.m. | atSan Jose State | W 7–3 | 10,100–10,400 | [9] | |
| October 10 | Boise State* |
| W 27–14 | 6,472 | [10] | |
| October 16 | UC Santa Barbara |
| W 33–7 | 5,718 | [11] | |
| October 31 | Cal Poly* |
| W 49–20 | 5,724 | [12] | |
| November 7 | atFresno State | W 50–14 | 7,500–8,500 | [13] | ||
| November 12 | atCal State Los Angeles | W 40–7 | 1,446 | [14] | ||
| November 20 | No. 14San Diego State | W 27–11 | 39,005 | [15] | ||
| November 28 | atValley State* | W 21–0 | 200–300 | [16] | ||
| December 19 | vs.Louisville* | T 24–24 | 20,472 | [2] | ||
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Two 49ers were selected in the1971 NFL draft.[19]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL club |
| Leon Burns | Running back | 1 | 13 | San Diego Chargers |
| Jeff Severson | Defensive back | 12 | 297 | Washington Redskins |
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