# Larry Reisbig

Larry Reisbig (December 6, 1939 – April 10, 2017) was an American football coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) from 1987 to 1989, compiling a record of 11–24. Reisbig was the head football coach at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California from 1973 to 1981, Pasadena City College from 1982 to 1984, and Long Beach City College (PBCC) and 1992 to 2002. He led his 1995 Long Beach team to a junior college national championship. Reisberg was also the athletic director at LBCC from 2003 to 2010.

## Early life and playing career

Reisbig was born on December 6, 1939. A native of Los Angeles, he played high school football at Van Nuys High School before graduating in 1957. Reisbig played junior college football at Los Angeles Pierce College in 1958 and 1958, earning all-Western State Conference (WSC) and All-American honors. He then played college football at Washington State University from 1961 to 1962 under head coach Jim Sutherland.

## Coaching career

After graduating from Washington State in 1963, Reisig began his coaching career that fall when he was hired as the head football coach at Sandy High School in Sandy, Oregon. He led his football teams at Sandy to a record of 11–7 in two seasons, and was also an assistant wrestling coach at the school. After two years at Sandy, Reisig returned to Southern California to serve as head track coach and assistant football coach at William S. Hart High School in the Newhall neighborhood of Santa Clarita. In 1968, he moved to Canyon High School, also in Santa Clarita, as head football coach, and added duties aw head track coach the following year. His football teams at Canyon had a record of 11–7 in two seasons.
In 1970, Reisig joined the football coaching staff at the College of the Canyons for the program's inaugural season. He was promoted to head coach in 1973 and compiled a record of 51–38 over nine seasons before the program folded in 1981. Reisebig then worked as the head football coach at Pasadena City College for three years. He joined the Long Beach State 49ers football program in 1985 as an assistant under Mike Sheppard, who he succeeded after two seasons.
Reisebig was the defensive backs coach at Orange Coast College from 1990 to 1991 and head football coach at Long Beach City College from 1992 to 2002.

## Death

Reisbig died on April 10, 2017, at the age of 77.

## Head coaching record
### College football

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
| Long Beach State 49ers (Pacific Coast Athletic Association / Big West Conference) (1987–1989) ||||||
| 1987 | Long Beach State | 4–7 | 2–5 | 7th |
| 1988 | Long Beach State | 3–9 | 3–4 | T–5th |
| 1989 | Long Beach State | 4–8 | 2–5 | T–6th |
| Long Beach State: | Long Beach State: | 11–24 | 7–14 | |
| Total: | Total: | 11–24 | | |

### Junior college football

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
| College of the Canyons Cougars (Western State Conference) (1973–1981) ||||||
| 1973 | College of the Canyons | 8–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | L California JC large division quarterfinal |
| 1974 | College of the Canyons | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–4th | |
| 1975 | College of the Canyons | 6–4–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | T Mission Bowl |
| 1976 | College of the Canyons | 2–7 | 1–6 | 8th | |
| 1977 | College of the Canyons | 6–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |
| 1978 | College of the Canyons | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |
| 1979 | College of the Canyons | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | |
| 1980 | College of the Canyons | 6–4 | 4–4 | 5th | |
| 1981 | College of the Canyons | 6–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | |
| College of the Canyons: | College of the Canyons: | 51–39–1 | 38–25 | | |
| Pasadena Lancers (Metropolitan Conference) (1982–1983) ||||||
| 1982 | Pasadena | 8–2 | 4–2 | 2nd | |
| 1983 | Pasadena | 6–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |
| Pasadena Lancers (Pac-9 Conference) (1984) ||||||
| 1984 | Pasadena | 7–4 | 6–2 | 3rd | W Citrus Bowl |
| Pasadena: | Pasadena: | 21–9 | 13–6 | | |
| Long Beach Vikings (Mission Conference) (1992–2002) ||||||
| 1992 | Long Beach | 4–5–1 | 4–4–1 / 1–3 | T–4th (North) | |
| 1993 | Long Beach | 9–2 | 3–1 | T–1st (North) | L Dairy Bowl |
| 1994 | Long Beach | 9–2 | 6–0 | 1st (North) | L Potato Bowl |
| 1995 | Long Beach | 11–0 | 10–0 / 6–0 | 1st (North) | W Strawberry Bowl |
| 1996 | Long Beach | 8–3 | 8–2 / 4–1 | T–1st (North) | L Potato Bowl |
| 1997 | Long Beach | 9–2 | 8–2 / 3–2 | 3rd (North) | W Orange Country Bowl |
| 1998 | Long Beach | 10–1 | 10–0 / 5–0 | 1st (North) | L First Down Bowl |
| 1999 | Long Beach | 4–6 | 4–6 / 1–4 | 5th (North) | |
| 2000 | Long Beach | 4–6 | 4–6 / 2–3 | T–3rd (North) | |
| 2001 | Long Beach | 6–5 | 4–4 / 3–2 | 2nd (North) | L CHPs For Kids Bowl |
| 2002 | Long Beach | 8–3 | 5–3 / 4–1 | 1st (North) | W Western State Bowl |
| Long Beach: | Long Beach: | 92–36–1 | 66–28–1 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 164–84–2 | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||