1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team

1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	4–7 (2–3 PCAA)
Head coach	Jim Colletto (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Hayes (1st season)
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
Seasons ←  1978 1980  →

1979 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Utah State $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Long Beach State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Fresno State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
San Jose State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Pacific (CA)	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Records adjusted for San Jose State forfeits

The 1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jim Colletto in his fifth and final season as head coach, Cal State Fullerton finished the season with an overall record of 3–8 and a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the PCAA. The Titans played home games at Falcon Stadium on the campus of Cerritos College in Norwalk, California.

After the season, San Jose State was found to have used an ineligible player in three of their victories and one tie, and had to forfeit those games. One of the forfeited victories was to Cal State Fullerton, which improved the Titan's record to 4–7 overall and 2–3 in conference play, and put the two team info fourth-place tie in the PCAA standings.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at UNLV *	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 14–35	21,000	[1]
September 15	Boise State *	Falcon Stadium Norwalk, CA	L 3–22	3,439	[2] [3]
September 29	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 17–7	16,400	[4] [5]
October 6	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 0–23 (forfeit win)	10,900	[6] [7]
October 13	at No. 7 Eastern Kentucky *	Hanger Field Richmond, KY	L 7–33	10,100	[8]
October 20	at Northeast Louisiana *	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	L 17–28	15,208	[9]
October 27	at Cal State Northridge *	Devonshire Downs Northridge, CA	W 49–3	4,500	[10]
November 3	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 7–35	16,600	[11]
November 10	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 24–28	8,357	[12]
November 17	at Idaho State *	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 42–7	3,865	[13]
November 24	Long Beach State	Falcon Stadium Norwalk, CA	L 13–16	5,250	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP (NCAA Division I-AA) Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Bobby Kemp Jr DB Lucious Smith Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jim Colletto Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Fullerton Titans were selected in the 1980 NFL draft. ^{[17] [18]}

The following finished their college career in 1979, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Lucious Smith	Defensive back	1980 Los Angeles Rams

References

1. "Fullerton Beaten in Vegas, 35-14". The Los Angeles Times. September 9, 1979. p. III-9. Retrieved February 10, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
2. Pete Donovan (September 16, 1979). "Fullerton is 0 for 2, But Shows Promise". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-15. Retrieved February 10, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
3. Pete Donovan (September 16, 1979). "Boise St. Defeats Fullerton". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-15. Retrieved February 10, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
4. Pete Donovan (September 30, 1979). "Surprise! Titans Defeat Pacific". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
5. Pete Donovan (September 30, 1979). "Fullerton Surprises Pacific, 17-7". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-20. Retrieved February 10, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
6. John Weyler (October 7, 1979). "Fullerton Bounced Out of First". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
7. John Weyler (October 7, 1979). "Titans Lose". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-10. Retrieved February 10, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Eastern Kentucky Rips Fullerton, 33-7". The Los Angeles Times. October 14, 1979. p. III-22. Retrieved February 10, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Titans' Late Lead Lost in a Minute". The Los Angeles Times. October 21, 1979. p. III-13. Retrieved February 10, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
10. Tom Hamilton (October 28, 1979). "Titans' Offense Cures Malaise". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-14. Retrieved February 10, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
11. John Weyler (November 4, 1979). "Utah Passing Overwhelms Fullerton". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-13. Retrieved February 10, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
13. "Long Beach State Wins at Wichita". The Los Angeles Times. November 18, 1979. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
14. Pete Donovan (November 25, 1979). "It's The Same Story -- 49ers Win, Titans Lose". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-19. Retrieved February 10, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
15. "1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans Schedule and Results" . Retrieved February 1, 2017.
16. "1979 - Cal St.-Fullerton". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
17. "1980 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
18. "Cal State-Fullerton Players/Alumni" . Retrieved February 6, 2017.