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1970 Long Beach State 49ers football team

1970 Long Beach State 49ers football
PCAA co-champion
Pasadena Bowl, T 24–24 vs. Louisville
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
1970 record 9–2–1 (5–1 PCAA)
Head coach Jim Stangeland (2nd year)
Home stadium Veterans Stadium
(Capacity: 11,600)
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf     Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State College, Long Beach during the 1970 University Division football season.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by second year head coach Jim Stangeland, and played the majority of home games at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. One game was played at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. They finished the season as Co-Champions of the PCAA, with a record of eight wins and three losses (9–2–1, 5–1 PCAA).

As co-champions, and since they had beaten the other co-champion (San Diego State), the 49ers qualified for a postseason bowl game. The 1970 Pasadena Bowl was played in Pasadena, California on Dec. 19. The game against the Missouri Valley Conference champion Louisville Cardinals ended in a tie, 24–24.

The following were selected in the 1971 NFL Draft.


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