The 1978 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.
[note 2] The team was led by second year head coach Dave Currey, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California.
They finished the season with a record of five wins, six losses (5–6, 1–4 PCAA).
[12][13] No Long Beach State 49ers were selected in the 1979 NFL draft.