1973 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team

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1973 Cal State Fullerton Titans football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record7–4 (1–3 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Santa Ana Stadium
Seasons
  1972
1974  
1973 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 AP / #9 UPI Cal Poly $ 4 0 09 1 0
UC Riverside 3 1 08 2 0
Cal State Fullerton 1 3 07 4 0
Cal Poly Pomona 1 3 04 6 1
Cal State Northridge 1 3 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1973 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Pete Yoder, Cal State Fullerton compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the CCAA. The Titans played home games at Santa Ana Stadium in Santa Ana, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14 UC Davis *W 17–104,504–6,123 [1]
September 21at Cal State Los Angeles *
W 35–142,500 [2]
September 29at Weber State *L 14–169,030 [3]
October 4at Long Beach State *W 17–146,411 [4]
October 13 Cal State Northridge
  • Santa Ana Stadium
  • Santa Ana, CA
W 42–182,033 [5]
October 20at No. 4 Cal Poly L 7–216,749 [6]
October 27at Nevada *W 17–107,100–7,130 [7] [8]
November 3 UC Riverside
  • Santa Ana Stadium
  • Santa Ana, CA
L 10–203,619 [9]
November 10at Sacramento State *W 15–7500–1,000 [10] [11]
November 18 Cal Poly Pomona
  • Santa Ana Stadium
  • Santa Ana, CA
L 7–101,922 [12]
November 24at Cal State Hayward *W 22–181,018–1,500 [13] [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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