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On This Date: 1990 (10)Clemson- 59 Long Beach St- 0
Sep 1, 2021, 11:35 AM
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09/01/1990
CLEMSON OPENS SEASON WITH SHUT-OUT; POURS IT ON LONG BEACH, ALLEN 59-0
Ken Pivernetz, Knight-Ridder Newspapers
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
It was a new feeling for George Allen, but an all-too-familiar experience for Long Beach State on Saturday.
Allen`s long-awaited debut as head coach of the Long Beach 49ers resulted in the worst loss in school history.
Clemson, scoring 38 points as a result of Long Beach turnovers, rolled to a 59-0 victory before a crowd of 72,500.
The previous worst losses had been by 53 points last year at Hawaii and to UCLA in 1988.
''I don`t think that these types of games help the winner or the loser. It`s not fair to the kids,'' Allen said.
''This is a new experience for Coach George Allen to get beat 59-0. What I told the players is that we`ll take this out on somebody else.''
Long Beach was limited to five first downs and only 57 yards to show for 52 plays on offense.
Its deepest penetration was the Clemson 42 in the third quarter, where on third down quarterback Todd Studer was dropped for a 15-yard loss and fumbled away the football.
That was one of five turnovers by Allen`s young team, which had 36 players participating in their first Division I-A contest.
Long Beach`s initial mistake was turned into a 55-yard interception return for a touchdown by rover Arlington Nunn.
It was 28-0 at halftime, and 35-0 after the first play of the second half when Doug Thomas returned the kickoff 98 yards.
The Tigers divided 330 yards rushing among 11 different backs. Fullback Howard Hall led the way with 78 yards on 10 carries, including one TD.
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Re: On This Date: 1990 (10)Clemson- 59 Long Beach St- 0
Sep 1, 2021, 11:37 AM
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I remember listening to that one on the radio, like many games in the 80’s and early 90,s.
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Same here, listened on my Sony Walkman while sitting on the edge of a.dove field***
Sep 1, 2021, 2:36 PM
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Didn't the LBSU program fold just one year later?***
Sep 1, 2021, 11:58 AM
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Re: Didn't the LBSU program fold just one year later?***
Sep 1, 2021, 12:19 PM
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they had put together a winning season under George Allen after 3 losing seasons & a so-so decade. Unfortunately, Allen passed away after the season, the 49ers fell back to losing season in '91 & dropped immediately after.
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Re: Didn't the LBSU program fold just one year later?***
Sep 1, 2021, 2:08 PM
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he supposedly died as a result of a cold gatoraid bath after a game which caused a heart attack
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Ken Hatfield's first game as HC.
Sep 1, 2021, 12:38 PM
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Yep.
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Sep 1, 2021, 2:18 PM
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I remember leaving that game and thinking, man maybe this Hatfield guy is alright!
We weren’t used to running up scores like 59-0 under Danny.
(well…except for 45-0 over the coots)
And then we went up to Virginia the next week and lost to them for the first time ever. It was all downhill from there for Hatfield.
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