1986 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team

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1986 Cal State Fullerton Titans football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record3–9 (2–5 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Santa Ana Stadium
Seasons
  1985
1987  
1986 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Jose State $ 7 0 010 2 0
Fresno State 6 1 09 2 0
Long Beach State 4 3 06 5 0
UNLV 3 4 06 5 0
Utah State 3 4 03 8 0
Pacific (CA) 2 5 04 7 0
Cal State Fullerton 2 5 03 9 0
New Mexico State 1 6 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

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.

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Nevada *L 3–4913,062 [1]
September 6at New Mexico State L 21–2412,896 [2]
September 13 Idaho State *W 35–253,722 [3]
September 20at Idaho *L 17–2512,500 [4] [5]
September 27at UNLV L 23–4020,101 [6]
October 2at Tulsa * ESPN L 10–2011,988 [7]
October 11at Long Beach State L 20–307,205 [8]
October 18 Utah State
  • Santa Ana Stadium
  • Santa Ana, CA
W 33–04,007 [9]
October 25at Hawaii *L 15–2634,530 [10]
November 1at Fresno State L 20–3027,222 [11]
November 8 San Jose State
  • Santa Ana Stadium
  • Santa Ana, CA
L 24–483,754 [12]
November 15at Pacific (CA) W 39–382,200 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Cal State Fullerton Titans were selected in the 1987 NFL Draft. [16] [17]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Corn RedickWide receiver7169 Philadelphia Eagles
Hank GoebelTackle8216 Los Angeles Rams
Rick CalhounRunning back9230 Detroit Lions
Ron McLeanNose tackle – Defensive end9241 New York Jets

The following finished their college career in 1986, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Vince Abbott Kicker 1987 San Diego Chargers

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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.

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The 1986 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

The 1992 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Big West Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Gene Murphy, Cal State Fullerton compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of sevens teams in the Big West. This was the third consecutive season that the team finished at the bottom of the Big West standings. Cal State Fullerton set an NCAA record for most fumbles in a season (71) and most fumbles lost in a season (41). The Titans played their home gamesat the new on-campus Titan Stadium in Fullerton, California.

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