1987 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team

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1987 Cal State Fullerton Titans football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record6–6 (4–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Santa Ana Stadium
Seasons
  1986
1988  
1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Jose State $ 7 0 010 2 0
Fresno State 4 3 06 5 0
Cal State Fullerton 4 3 06 6 0
UNLV 4 3 05 6 0
Utah State 4 3 05 6 0
Pacific (CA) 3 4 04 7 0
Long Beach State 2 5 04 7 0
New Mexico State 0 7 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

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.

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Hawaii *L 0–4445,408 [1] [2]
September 12at No. 6 LSU *L 12–5673,452 [3]
September 19 Long Beach State W 31–126,919 [4]
September 26at Utah State W 30–1115,786 [5]
October 3at San Jose State L 19–4613,197 [6]
October 10at No. 18 Florida *L 0–6572,336 [7]
October 17 UNLV
  • Santa Ana Stadium
  • Santa Ana, CA
W 28–146,019 [8]
October 24at Northern Illinois *W 21–207,325 [9] [10]
October 31 New Mexico State
  • Santa Ana Stadium
  • Santa Ana, CA
W 48–142,031 [11]
November 7at Fresno State L 17–2133,522 [12]
November 14 Pacific (CA)
  • Santa Ana Stadium
  • Santa Ana, CA
L 14–223,114 [13]
November 21 Montana *
  • Santa Ana Stadium
  • Santa Ana, CA
W 43–262,141 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Cal State Fullerton players were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft. [17] [18] [19]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
James Thornton Tight end4105 Chicago Bears
Todd WhiteWide receiver7176 Philadelphia Eagles

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