1972 Long Beach State 49ers football team

1972 Long Beach State 49ers football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	5–6 (1–3 PCAA)
Head coach	Jim Stangeland (4th season)
Home stadium	Veterans Stadium Anaheim Stadium

1972 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Diego State $	4	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Pacific (CA)	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Fresno State	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Long Beach State	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
San Jose State	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1972 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach^{[note 1]} during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.^{[note 2]} The team was led by fourth year head coach Jim Stangeland, and played the majority of their home games at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. One home game was played at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California, and another at Falcon Stadium at Cerritos College in Norwalk, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 1–3 PCAA).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9		at Western Michigan*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 20–28
September 16		North Texas State*	Falcon Stadium Norwalk, CA	W 24–21	4,972	[1]
September 22		at Grambling*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles CA	W 25–19	42,058	[2][3][4]
September 30		Cal State Fullerton*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	W 27–14	8,146	[5]
October 7		BYU*	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	L 27–38	11,529	[6]
October 14		at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 10–14
October 28		at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 8–35
November 4		at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 21–16	9,049	[7]
November 17	7:30 p.m.	Northern Illinois*	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	L 13–22	4,000	[8][9][10]
November 25		San Diego State	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	L 14–33	17,644	[11]
December 2		at Cal State Northridge*	Devonshire Downs Northridge, CA	W 35–32	4,700
*Non-conference game All times are in Pacific time

^[12]

NFL Draft

One 49er player was selected in the 1973 NFL draft.^[13]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Terry Metcalf	Running back, Wide receiver	3	63	St. Louis Cardinals

Notes

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.
2. The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.

References

1. "Cal State (LB) Edges N. Texas State, 24-21". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 17, 1972. p. D-18. Retrieved March 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "49ers overhaul Grambling, 25-19". Independent Press-Telegram (Long Beach, California). September 23, 1972. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Long Beach Defeats Grambling, 25-19, in Freedom Classic". Los Angeles Times. September 23, 1972. p. III-1, III-6.
4. Wagner, Dick (December 12, 1991). "Glory Years, Disappointments at CSULB". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
5. "Metcalf Hurt in 27-14 Win By Long Beach". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 1, 1972. p. D-4. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "BYU rallies to edge 49ers, 38–27". The Los Angeles Times. October 8, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
8. McCormmack, Jim (November 17, 1972). "49ers, No. Illinois match 'super backs' at Anaheim". Independent. Long Beach, California. p. S1. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
9. McCormmack, Jim (November 17, 1972). "49ers battle at Big A (continued)". Independent. Long Beach, California. p. S2. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Long Beach State Loses". The Sun-Telegram. San Bernardino, California. November 18, 1972. p. D4. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
11. Jim McCormack (November 26, 1972). "Aztecs crunch 49ers". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. p. S-1. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1972 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
13. "1973 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.