1980 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team

1980 Cal State Fullerton Titans football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	4–7 (1–4 PCAA)
Head coach	Gene Murphy (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Burt (1st season)
Home stadium	Titan Field
Seasons ←  1979 1981  →

1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		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

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Fresno State	Titan Field Fullerton, CA	W 39–25	7,282	[1]
September 20	at Cal Poly *	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 30–23	7,160	[2]
September 27	Northern Arizona *	Titan Field Fullerton, CA	W 21–13	7,301	[3]
October 4	at UNLV *	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 17–36	21,974	[4]
October 11	Utah State	Titan Field Fullerton, CA	L 17–28	6,293	[5]
October 18	at No. 9 Boise State *	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 11–26	17,052	[6]
October 25	at Nevada *	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 17–16	10,177	[7]
November 1	at Hawaii *	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 21–31	38,166	[8]
November 8	at Long Beach State	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	L 10–20	7,351	[9]
November 15	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 21–33	10,021	[10]
November 22	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 26–32	2,854	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP (NCAA Division I-AA) Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Cal State Fullerton Titans were selected in the 1981 NFL draft. ^{[13] [14]}

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Bobby Kemp	Defensive back	8	202	Cincinnati Bengals

References

1. "For openers, it was smashing". The Los Angeles Times. September 7, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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. "1981 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
14. "Cal State-Fullerton Players/Alumni" . Retrieved February 6, 2017.