1985 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team

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1985 Cal State Fullerton Titans football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record6–5 (5–2 PCAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Bob Burt (6th season)
Home stadium Santa Ana Stadium
Seasons
  1984
1986  
1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Fresno State $ 7 0 011 0 1
Cal State Fullerton 5 2 06 5 0
UNLV 4 2 15 5 1
Long Beach State 4 3 06 6 0
Utah State 3 4 03 8 0
San Jose State 2 4 12 8 1
Pacific (CA) 2 5 05 7 0
New Mexico State 0 7 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

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.

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Montana *L 30–316,235 [1]
September 14 Nevada *L 3–306,317 [2]
September 21at Wyoming *L 8–3113,629 [3]
October 3at San Jose State ESPN W 20–1812,126 [4]
October 12at Utah State W 32–309,047 [5]
October 19 UNLV
  • Santa Ana Stadium
  • Santa Ana, CA
L 6–108,110 [6]
November 2at Fresno State L 7–4230,514 [7] [8]
November 9 New Mexico State
  • Santa Ana Stadium
  • Santa Ana, CA
W 21–173,829 [9]
November 16at Northern Arizona *W 22–83,762 [10]
November 23 Long Beach State
  • Santa Ana Stadium
  • Santa Ana, CA
W 38–274,012 [11] [12]
November 30 Pacific (CA)
  • Santa Ana Stadium
  • Santa Ana, CA
W 43–374,215 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Cal State Fullerton Titans were selected in the 1986 NFL draft. [15] [16]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Mark Collins Defensive back244 New York Giants
James Pruitt Wide receiver4107 Miami Dolphins

The following finished their college career in 1985, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Wade LockettWide receiver 1987 Los Angeles Raiders

References

  1. John Weyler (September 8, 1985). "Montana Defeats Fullerton on Late Pass, 31-30, Then Tunes Up". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-7. Retrieved February 11, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. John Weyler (September 15, 1985). "Fullerton Doesn't Look So Big This Year". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-6. Retrieved February 11, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. John Weyler (September 22, 1985). "Fullerton Is Perfect (0-3) Still". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-9. Retrieved February 11, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. John Weyler (October 4, 1985). "Playing Ugly, Titans Hang On to Defeat San Jose State for 1st Win of Year, 20-18". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-13. Retrieved February 11, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. John Weyler (October 13, 1985). "Jan, Strandley Lift Fullerton to 32-30 Victory". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-11. Retrieved February 11, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. John Weyler (October 20, 1985). "Titans misread Signals and Lose". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-5. Retrieved February 11, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  8. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1985. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  9. John Weyler (November 10, 1985). "Dill Adds Little Bit of Spice in Fullerton's 21-17 Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-7. Retrieved February 11, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  10. John Weyler (November 17, 1985). "Fullerton Gets Sky-High Win, 22-8". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-7. Retrieved February 11, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  11. A Touch of Magic In The Air; 1986 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1986.
  12. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 24, 1985. p. III-21. Retrieved April 2, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  13. Mike Penner (December 1, 1985). "Collins Goes Out in Style". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-7. Retrieved February 11, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  14. "1985 Cal State Fullerton Titans Schedule and Results" . Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  15. "1986 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  16. "Cal State-Fullerton Players/Alumni" . Retrieved February 6, 2017.