1961 Long Beach State 49ers football | |
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Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 5–5 (2–3 CCAA) |
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Home stadium | Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3/5 Fresno State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Los Angeles State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented Long Beach State College—now known as California State University, Long Beach—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1961 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Don Reed, the 49ers compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the CCAA. The team played home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | 8:00 pm | at Pacific (CA)* | L 7–12 | 6,500 | ||
September 23 | 2:00 pm | at San Francisco State* | L 9–14 | 5,500 | ||
September 30 | 8:00 pm | Sacramento State* | W 21–18 | 4,400 | ||
October 7 | 8:00 pm | at San Diego State | W 17–15 | 7,500–9,000 | [1] | |
October 13 | 8:15 pm | at UC Santa Barbara |
| W 18–13 | 3,100 | |
October 21 | 8:00 pm | at Cal Poly | L 14–21 | 4,100–6,000 | [2][3] | |
October 28 | 8:00 pm | San Diego* |
| W 14–12 | 3,900 | |
November 3 | 8:00 pm | No. 6 Fresno State |
| L 14–37 | 4,900–5,000 | [4] |
November 11 | 8:00 pm | Los Angeles State |
| L 6–17 | 5,341–5,431 | [5][6] |
November 18 | 8:00 pm | at Pepperdine* | W 22–15 | 1,500 | ||
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The following were selected in the 1962 NFL Draft.[10]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Lynn Hoyem | Guard – Tackle | 19 | 254 | Dallas Cowboys |
The following were selected in the 1962 AFL Draft.[10]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | AFL team |
Lynn Hoyem | Guard – Tackle | 29 | 226 | Denver Broncos |