1980 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team

The 1980 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1980 Cal State Fullerton Titans football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
1980 record4–7 (1–4 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumTitan Field
1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 Titans competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1] The team was led by first-year head coach Gene Murphy, and played only two home games for the third year in a row, both at Titan Field on the Cal State Fullerton campus. The team shared the stadium with the baseball team and it was only used for the 1980 through 1982 seasons. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 1–4 PCAA).

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 6at Fresno State[note 2]
W 39–257,282[1]
September 20at Cal Poly[note 3]*
W 30–237,160[2]
September 27Northern Arizona*
W 21–137,301[3]
October 4at UNLV*
L 17–3621,974[4]
October 11Utah State
  • Titan Field
  • Fullerton, California
L 17–286,293[5]
October 18at Boise State*
L 11–2617,052[6]
October 25at Nevada*
W 17–1610,177[7]
November 1at Hawaii*
L 21–3138,166[8]
November 8at Long Beach State[note 4]
L 10–207,351[9]
November 15at San Jose State
L 21–3310,021[10]
November 22at Pacific (CA)
L 26–322,854[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Cal State Fullerton Titans were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.[14][15]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Bobby KempDefensive back8202Cincinnati Bengals

Notes
  1. The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
  2. The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.
  3. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  4. The official name of Long Beach State has been California State University, Long Beach since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Long Beach State.

References
  1. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  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. "1980 - Cal St.-Fullerton". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  14. "1981 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  15. "Cal State-Fullerton Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 6, 2017.
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