1977 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team

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1977 Cal State Fullerton Titans football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record4–7 (0–4 PCAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Larry Welsh (2nd season)
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
Seasons
  1976
1978  
1977 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Fresno State $ 4 0 09 2 0
Pacific (CA) 3 1 06 5 0
San Jose State 2 2 04 7 0
Long Beach State 1 3 04 6 0
Cal State Fullerton 0 4 04 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1977 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Colletto, Cal State Fullerton compiled an overall record 4–7 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the PCAA. The Titans played home games at Falcon Stadium on the campus of Cerritos College in Norwalk, California.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at San Diego State *L 17–3441,066 [1]
September 16 Long Beach State L 31–507,831 [2]
September 24at San Jose State L 12–2313,500 [3]
October 1 Cal State Northridge *
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Norwalk, CA
W 45–142,214 [4]
October 8at Northeast Louisiana *W 31–106,000 [5]
October 15at Northern Arizona *L 9–2415,988 [6]
October 22 Cal Poly *
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Norwalk, CA
W 45–182,613 [7]
October 29at UNLV *L 21–2411,663 [8] [9]
November 5 Cal Poly Pomona *
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Norwalk, CA
W 48–01,614 [10]
November 11 Fresno State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Norwalk, CA
L 19–445,250 [11]
November 19at Pacific (CA) L 7–496,952 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

  1. This was the first game played in the new NAU Skydome.

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