F. King Alexander on Football program: No way?

According to numerous Professors at CSULB, they believe school president F. King Alexander will never approve the restart of a football program at Long Beach State.

49ers score rare defeat over UCLA

The California State University Long Beach men's basketball team have beaten the Bruins from UCLA for the first time in school history.

sophomore T.J. Robinson led the 49ers with 25 points and 13 rebounds en route to securing the 79-68 victory.

More Accolades for former Dirtbag Longoria

Former Long Beach State third baseman Evan Longoria, now a two-time All-Star for the Tampa Bay Rays, has received his first Rawlings Gold Glove Award, and the Louisville Silver Slugger Award.

Longoria hit .281 with 33 home runs and 113 RBIs during the 2009 season, while accumulating a .970 fielding percentage and only committing 13 errors in 150 games played.

Basketball Signing day

It was national signing day for Men's college basketball all over the nation, and 49ers coach Dan Monson was able to pull in three commitments from solid ball players.
Shelton Boykin is a guard from Long Beach Poly High School. Nick Shepherd is a forward from Missouri City, Texas. The last commit Jacob Thomas is a shooting guard from Columbus Heights, Minnesota.
Overall I think we signed exceptional young men that fir our needs on the team.

Fact of the Day

Did you know?
Former Denver Broncos all-time leading rusher Terrell Davis played his freshman year of college football at Long Beach State.
Davis carried the ball 55 times for 262 yards as a 49er.
After the 1991 season, the Long Beach State football program was eliminated and Terrell transferred to the University of Georgia to continue his college career.

49ers get scratched by the Bruins

The CSULB men's water polo team gave a good fight for one half, but the Bruins from UCLA pounded the 49ers in the second half en route to 9-3 victory over no.8 ranked Long Beach State.

Jeff Greenwood, Taylor Clute, and Jordan Koeppen each scored a goal for the 49ers.

No.3 Stanford, and No.2 ranked UC Berkeley visit CSULB next weekend for two critical contests.

Evan Longoria Bobblehead

This Evan Longoria bobble head was the prize given out at a weekly sports radio podcast on campus at CSULB at the Nugget restaurant every Tuesday.

The lucky winner was Matthew Montes.

Evan Longoria was a superstar third-baseman for the Dirtbags back in 2005 & 2006, playing alongside future big league stars Troy Tulowitzki, Jared Weaver, and Cesar Ramos.

Longoria was drafted third overall by the Tampa Bay Rays, and became the Rays starting third-baseman in 2008. Evan went on to earn the American League Rookie of the Year award.

49ers fall short against the Trojans

Despite goalie Derek Wiebe-Bailey's game high 13 saves, it was not enough for CSULB men's water polo as they were defeated by the No.1 ranked USC Trojans 9-4 on Saturday afternoon.

The 49ers managed to make their second match up against the Trojans respectable, as opposed to their first meeting earlier this season when Long Beach was crushed by USC 12-3.

CSULB Golf finishes in 12th place at The Prestige in PGA West

CSULB men's golf team finished in a respectable 12th place at The Prestige at PGA West in La Quinta, California.
After three days of competition, Freshmen Phillip Chian and Raymond Ho, and sophomore Kevin Roy finished tied for 57th place overall after shooting 14-over par with a score of 230.
The 49ers will be in action on October 22-23 for the 14th annual Del Walker Intecollegiate Golf Classic at Virginia Country Club in Long Beach.

Men's water polo: CSULB 7 Pepperdine 8

The Long Beach State men's water polo team traveled to Malibu on Saturday to take on no.8 ranked Pepperdine.
The 49ers fell 8-7 despite putting up a late rally.

from: longbeachstate.com

Men's golf look to compete for Big-West crown

The CSULB men's golf team are hoping to make a run at this year's Big West title after last season's fifth-place finish.
The 49ers are led by sophomore Kevin Lim, who was last season's freshman of the year for the Big West conference.
There are four newcomers to the squad that head coach Bill Poutre recruited to help boost Long Beach into serious contenders this season.

Bring back Football at CSULB!

This T-shirt is sold on campus at CSULB stores, which boasts a proud salute to the former football program stating: "Undefeated since 1991".

CSULB's football program went defunct after the 1990 season.

The t-shirt costs $16.99.

49ers Picked to Win Big West men's basketball title

From: longbeachstate.com

Blue Ribbon Magazine has named Long Beach State the preseason favorite to win the Big West Conference men's basketball title this year.

While Sophomores Larry Anderson and T.J. Robinson were selected to the preseason All-Big West team.