The 1987 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long BeachThe 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. during the

1987 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its second national championship of the 1980s in an Orange Bowl game featuring a rare No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup between the top ranked Oklahoma Sooners and the Hurricanes. Miami' ...

. Cal State Long Beach competed in the

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.The

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was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987. The team was led by first-year head coach Larry Reisbig, and played home games at

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adjacent to the campus of

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Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...

. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 2–5 PCAA).

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Long Beach State 49ers football The Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach from the 1955 through 1991 seasons. The 49ers originally competed as an Independent before joining the California Collegiate Athletic Association in 1958 ...