1956 Long Beach State 49ers football team
| 1956 Long Beach State 49ers football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–3 (0–3 CCAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Memorial Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||
| Santa Barbara | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||
| Long Beach State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||
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The 1956 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 1956 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike DeLotto, the 49ers compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the CCAA.[1] The team played home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Occidental* | W 14–13 | [2] | ||
| October 6 | at Santa Barbara |
| L 6–13 | 8,000 | [3] |
| October 13 | Pepperdine* |
| W 26–12 | 6,000 | [4] |
| October 20 | at Cal Poly | L 12–65 | 6,000 | [5] | |
| October 26 | Los Angeles State | L 0–23 | [6] | ||
| November 3 | La Verne* |
| W 23–20 | [7] | |
| November 9 | Arizona State–Flagstaff* |
| W 7–6 | 2,800 | [8] |
| November 17 | Cal Aggies* |
| W 10–0 | 2,300 | [9] |
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References
[edit]- ↑ "College Standings". Mirrow News. Los Angeles, California. November 27, 1956. p. 3, part III. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "L.B. State rally trips Oxy, 14–13". Independent-Press-Telegram. September 23, 1956. Retrieved June 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Santa Barbara earns 13–6 win". The Fresno Bee. October 7, 1956. Retrieved June 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "L.B. State wins, 26–12". Independent-Press-Telegram. October 14, 1956. Retrieved June 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Cal Poly wins in romp, 65–12". Santa Barbara News-Press. October 21, 1956. Retrieved June 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Diablos blast Long Beach". The Los Angeles Times. October 27, 1956. Retrieved June 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Field goal at gun gives 49ers win". Independent-Press-Telegram. November 4, 1956. Retrieved June 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Long Beach tops Sun Devils, 7–6". The Oregon Daily Journal. November 10, 1956. Retrieved June 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "State blanks Cal Aggies in finale, 10–0". Independent-Press-Telegram. November 18, 1956. Retrieved June 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1956 Long Beach State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ↑ Long Beach State Football 1956 (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: LBSC Athletic Department. 1956.