1956 Long Beach State 49ers football team

1956 Long Beach State 49ers football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record5–3 (0–3 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • No champion named for the 1956 season

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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22Occidental*
W 14–13
October 6at Santa Barbara
L 6–13
October 13Pepperdine*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 26–12
October 20at Cal Poly
L 12–65
October 27Los Angeles State
L 0–23
November 3La Verne*
W 23–20
November 9Arizona State–Flagstaff*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 7–6
November 16Cal Aggies*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Long Beach, CA
W 10–0
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "College Standings". Mirrow News. Los Angeles, California. November 27, 1956. p. 3, part III. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Long Beach State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  3. ^ Long Beach State Football 1956 (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: LBSC Athletic Department. 1956.