List of Long Beach State 49ers head football coaches

The Long Beach State 49ers college football team represented California State University, Long Beach in the Big West Conference. The 49ers competed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) College Division as an independent in its first three years (1958–1968), then in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) from 1958 to 1968. In 1969, the team moved to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, and stayed there until the program was disbanded after the 1991 season.

The program had 9 head coaches in its 37 years of existence. Jim Stangeland led the 49ers to its only bowl game, a 1970 Pasadena Bowl matchup against the Louisville Cardinals.

Coaches No. Coach Tenure Seasons Win Loss Tie Pct. Bowls 1 Mike DeLotto 1955–1957 3 13 10 0 .565 0 2 Don Reed 1958–1968 11 57 47 2 .547 0 3 Jim Stangeland 1969–1973 5 31 24 2 .561 1 4 Wayne Howard 1974–1976 3 23 10 0 .697 0 5 Dave Currey 1977–1983 7 40 36 0 .526 0 6 Mike Sheppard 1984–1986 3 16 18 0 .471 0 7 Larry Reisbig 1987–1989 3 11 24 0 .314 0 8 George Allen 1990 1 6 5 0 .545 0 9 Willie Brown 1991 1 2 9 0 .182 0    Totals   1955–1991   37  199  183  4 .520  1

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