The 49ers of the Big West Conference finished 5-25 (0-14 on the road) last season.

We are their first game of the season (no exhibition games).

The Big West Coaches' preseason poll finds them in a tie for 10th place (with Cal State Bakersfield) in the 12-team conference.

UC Santa Barbara, who we play at their place on November 14th, is picked to finish third.

Following a 5-25 2025-26 campaign, Long Beach State returns one player and one staff member from last years squad.

New coach - Minyon Moore, formerly played at Salesian HS and USC