1972 Long Beach State 49ers football team

1972 Long Beach State 49ers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6 (1–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
Anaheim Stadium
1972 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
San Diego State $ 4 0 010 1 0
Pacific (CA) 3 1 08 3 0
Fresno State 1 3 06 4 1
Long Beach State 1 3 05 6 0
San Jose State 1 3 04 7 0
Cal State Los Angeles* 0 0 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • * – Did not compete for conference title

The 1972 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by fourth year head coach Jim Stangeland, and played the majority of their home games at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. One home game was played at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California, and another at Falcon Stadium at Cerritos College in Norwalk, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 1–3 PCAA).