1980 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team

1980 Cal State Fullerton Titans football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
1980 record 4–7 (1–4 PCAA)
Head coach Gene Murphy (1st season)
Home stadium Titan Field
1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Long Beach State $ 5 0 0  8 3 0
Utah State 4 1 0  6 5 0
San Jose State 3 2 0  7 4 0
Fresno State 1 4 0  5 6 0
Cal State Fullerton 1 4 0  4 7 0
Pacific (CA) 1 4 0  4 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.

The Titans competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1] The team was led by first-year head coach Gene Murphy, and played only two home games for the third year in a row, both at Titan Field on the Cal State Fullerton campus. This was a temporary stadium that was only used for the 1980–1982 seasons. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 1–4 PCAA).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 6 at Fresno State[note 2] Bulldog StadiumFresno, California W 39–25   7,282[1]
September 20 at Cal Poly[note 3]* Mustang StadiumSan Luis Obispo, California W 30–23   7,160[2]
September 27 Northern Arizona* Titan Field • Fullerton, California W 21–13   7,301[3]
October 4 at UNLV* Las Vegas Silver BowlWhitney, Nevada L 17–36   21,974[4]
October 11 Utah State Titan Field • Fullerton, California L 17–28   6,293[5]
October 18 at Boise State* Bronco StadiumBoise, Idaho L 11–26   17,052[6]
October 25 at Nevada* Mackay StadiumReno, Nevada W 17–16   10,177[7]
November 1 at Hawaii* Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI L 21–31   38,166[8]
November 8 at Long Beach State[note 4] Anaheim StadiumAnaheim, California L 10–20   7,351[9]
November 15 at San Jose State Spartan StadiumSan Jose, California L 21–33   10,021[10]
November 22 at Pacific (CA) Pacific Memorial StadiumStockton, California L 26–32   2,854[11]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

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Team players in the NFL

The following Cal State Fullerton Titans were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.[14][15]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Bobby KempDefensive back8202Cincinnati Bengals

Notes

  1. The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
  2. The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.
  3. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  4. The official name of Long Beach State has been California State University, Long Beach since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Long Beach State.

References

  1. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. Pete Donovan (September 21, 1980). "Titans Off and Running, Win Again". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Pete Donovan (September 28, 1980). "Titans Hold Off N. Arizona for Third Straight, 21-13". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Pete Donovan (October 5, 1980). "Titans Knocked Down for Count". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Pete Donovan (October 12, 1980). "Mistakes Do In Titans, 28-17". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Pete Donovan (October 19, 1980). "Fullerton Finds Playing Football More Difficult All The Time". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-21. Retrieved February 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Pete Donovan (October 26, 1980). "Fullerton Gets a Kick Out of Win". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-21. Retrieved February 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Cal State Fullerton Loses to Hawaii, 31-21". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1980. p. III-10. Retrieved February 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  9. 49er Football (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1981.
  10. "San Jose St., 33-21". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. November 16, 1980. p. III-8. Retrieved February 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Fullerton Loses in Final Seconds, 32-26". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 23, 1980. p. 71. Retrieved February 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1980 Cal State Fullerton Titans Schedule and Results". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  13. "1980 - Cal St.-Fullerton". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  14. "1981 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  15. "Cal State-Fullerton Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 6, 2017.
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