1978 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team

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1978 Cal State Fullerton Titans football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–7 (2–2 PCAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Larry Welsh (3rd season)
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
Seasons
  1977
1979  
1978 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah State + 4 1 07 4 0
San Jose State + 4 1 07 5 0
Pacific (CA) 3 2 04 8 0
Cal State Fullerton 2 2 05 7 0
Long Beach State 1 4 05 6 0
Fresno State 1 4 03 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • Utah State's game against Wyoming counted in the conference standings.

The 1978 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Colletto, Cal State Fullerton compiled an overall record 5–7 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing fourth in the PCAA. The Titans played home games at Falcon Stadium on the campus of Cerritos College in Norwalk, California.

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Boise State *L 12–4219,032 [1]
September 16 Santa Clara *W 35–203,500 [2]
September 23at Cal Poly *L 27–415,430 [3]
September 30at Hawaii *L 33–4236,618 [4]
October 7at Pacific (CA) L 17–358,464 [5]
October 14 Nevada *
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Norwalk, CA
L 14–37
October 21at Long Beach State W 34–98,435 [6]
October 28at Fresno State W 37–87,928 [7] [8]
November 4at San Jose State L 21–309,183 [9]
November 11at Cal State Northridge *W 31–202,500 [10] [11]
November 18at Cal Poly Pomona *
W 30–221,200 [12]
November 24at UNLV *L 7–2417,005 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Fullerton Titans were selected in the 1979 NFL draft. [16] [17]

The following finished their college career in 1978, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
M.L. CarterDefensive back Kansas City Chiefs
Grady Richardson Tight end Washington Redskins

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The 1972 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Pete Yoder, Cal State Fullerton compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing second in the CCAA. The Titans played home games at Santa Ana Stadium in Santa Ana, California.

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The 1980 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Gene Murphy, Cal State Fullerton compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth place in the PCAA. The Titans played two home games for the third year in a row, both at Titan Field on the Cal State Fullerton campus. The football team shared the stadium with the Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball from 1980 to 1982.

The 1981 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Gene Murphy, Cal State Fullerton compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the PCAA. The Titans played home games at Titan Field on the Cal State Fullerton campus. The football team shared the stadium with the Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball from 1980 to 1982.

The 1982 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Gene Murphy, Cal State Fullerton compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the PCAA. The Titans played home games at Titan Field on the Cal State Fullerton campus. The football team shared the stadium with the Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball from 1980 to 1982.

The 1983 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Gene Murphy, Cal State Fullerton finished the season with an overall record of 7–5 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the PCAA title. As conference champion, the Titans were invited to play in the California Bowl in Fresno, California against the champion of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Northern Illinois. Cal State Fullerton won the game, 20–13.

The 1984 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Gene Murphy, Cal State Fullerton finished the season with an overall record of 11–1 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play, placing second in the PCAA behind UNLV, who dealt the Titans their only defeat of the season. Cal State Fullerton played its home games at Santa Ana Stadium in Santa Ana, California. This was the fourth home venue for the Titans in three years, but they continued playing in Santa Ana Stadium for the next eight season.

The 1985 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Gene Murphy, Cal State Fullerton compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing second in the PCAA. The Titans played their home games at Santa Ana Stadium in Santa Ana, California.

The 1986 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Gene Murphy, Cal State Fullerton compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the PCAA. The Titans played their home games at Santa Ana Stadium in Santa Ana, California.

The 1987 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Gene Murphy, Cal State Fullerton compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for second in the PCAA. The Titans played their home games at Santa Ana Stadium in Santa Ana, California.

The 1979 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

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