1989 Long Beach State 49ers football team
| 1989 Long Beach State 49ers football | |
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| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Record | 4–8 (2–5 Big West) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Ken Visser (9th season) |
| Home stadium | Veterans Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1989 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Cal State Long Beach competed in the Big West Conference. The team was led by third-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 four wins and eight losses (4–8, 2–5 Big West). The 49ers offense scored 246 points while the defense allowed 407 points.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | Cal State Northridge* | W 28–9 | 3,102 | [1] | |
| September 9 | at Hawaii* | L 10–63 | 42,317 | [2] | |
| September 16 | at No. 12 (I-AA) Boise State* | W 17–14 | 20,307 | [3] | |
| September 23 | at Fresno State | L 0–52 | 35,102 | [4] | |
| September 30 | at Pacific (CA) | L 25–26 | 5,260 | [5] | |
| October 7 | New Mexico State |
| W 55–48 | 2,142 | [6] |
| October 14 | at San Diego State* | L 26–30 | 13,548 | [7] | |
| October 21 | San Jose State |
| L 10–21 | 3,782 | [8] |
| October 28 | at Oregon* | L 10–52 | 31,381 | [9] | |
| November 4 | at UNLV | L 21–43 | 16,562 | [10] | |
| November 11 | at Cal State Fullerton | L 13–31 | 5,111 | [11] | |
| November 25 | Utah State |
| W 31–18 | 1,575 | [12] |
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Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "Late surge carries L.B. State past Northridge". The Daily Breeze. September 3, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cal State Long Beach is routed by Rainbows in Hawaii, 63–10". The Los Angeles Times. September 11, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "CS Long Beach's Oates, Ryan combine to lead 49ers past Boise State, 17–14". The Los Angeles Times. September 17, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FSU pulls out all stops to rout 49ers". The Fresno Bee. September 24, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pacific edges Long Beach for 1st win". The Modesto Bee. October 1, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies lose 55–48 to Long Beach after leading by 21". The El Paso Times. October 8, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "49ers have record pass play in loss to Aztecs". The Los Angeles Times. October 15, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Canley and San Jose State run past Long Beach, 21–10". The Peninsula Times Tribune. October 22, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UO rolls to 52–10 victory". Statesman Journal. October 29, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Long Beach falls apart at Las Vegas". The Los Angeles Times. November 5, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Long Beach falls to Fullerton". The Daily Breeze. November 12, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies spot Long Beach 21 points, then can't come back". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 26, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1989 Long Beach State Forty Niners Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ Long Beach State Football 1990; The Future Is Now! (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1990.