1972 Long Beach State 49ers football team

1972 Long Beach State 49ers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6 (1–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
Anaheim Stadium
1972 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
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
1 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
San Jose State 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Cal State Los Angeles* 0 – 0 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not compete for conference title

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 910:30 a.m.at Western Michigan*
L 20–2818,150
September 167:30 p.m.North Texas State*
W 24–214,972[1]
September 228:30 p.m.Grambling*
W 25–1942,058[2][3][4]
September 307:30 p.m.Cal State Fullerton*
W 27–145,034–10,050[5][6]
October 71:00 p.m.BYU*
L 27–3811,529[7]
October 147:30 p.m.at Pacific (CA)
L 10–1412,103
October 287:30 p.m.at San Jose State
L 8–3514,700
November 47:30 p.m.at Fresno State
W 21–169,049–11,000[8]
November 178:00 p.m.Northern Illinois*
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
L 13–222,552–4,000[9][10][11]
November 257:30 p.m.San Diego State
  • Anaheim Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
L 14–3317,644[12]
December 21:00 p.m.at Cal State Northridge*
W 35–321,500–4,700[13]

[14][15]

NFL draft

One 49er player was selected in the 1973 NFL draft.[16]

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. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Fullerton)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "BYU rallies to edge 49ers, 38–27". The Los Angeles Times. October 8, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Fresno State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fresno State Athletics. p. 121. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  9. ^ 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 .
  10. ^ McCormmack, Jim (November 17, 1972). "49ers battle at Big A (continued)". Independent. Long Beach, California. p. S2. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  11. ^ "Long Beach State Loses". The Sun-Telegram. San Bernardino, California. November 18, 1972. p. D4. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  12. ^ Jim McCormack (November 26, 1972). "Aztecs crunch 49ers". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. p. S-1. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Metcalf Gets All 5 TDs in 49er Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 3, 1972. p. D-12. Retrieved February 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1972 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  15. ^ "1972-73 Long Beach St. Beach; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  16. ^ "1973 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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