1980 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team

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1980 Cal State Fullerton Titans football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
1980 record 4–7 (1–4 PCAA)
Head coach Gene Murphy (1st year)
Home stadium Titan Field
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
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
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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. This was a temporary stadium that was only used for the 1980–1982 seasons. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 1–4 PCAA).

Schedule[edit]

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 6 at Fresno State[note 2] Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, 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 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[note 3] 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. daggerHomecoming.

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Team players in the NFL[edit]

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

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Bobby Kemp Defensive Back 8 202 Cincinnati Bengals

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987. See: Big West Conference
  2. ^ The official name of Fresno State is California State University, Fresno. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State. See: Fresno State
  3. ^ 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. See: Long Beach State

References[edit]

  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 Edition). p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access publication – free to read
  3. ^ Pete Donovan (September 28, 1980). "Titans Hold Off N. Arizona for Third Straight, 21-13". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County Edition). p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access publication – free to read
  4. ^ Pete Donovan (October 5, 1980). "Titans Knocked Down for Count". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County Edition). p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access publication – free to read
  5. ^ Pete Donovan (October 12, 1980). "Mistakes Do In Titans, 28-17". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County Edition). p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access publication – free to read
  6. ^ Pete Donovan (October 19, 1980). "Fullerton Finds Playing Football More Difficult All The Time". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County Edition). p. III-21. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access publication – free to read
  7. ^ Pete Donovan (October 26, 1980). "Fullerton Gets a Kick Out of Win". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County Edition). p. III-21. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access publication – free to read
  8. ^ "Cal State Fullerton Loses to Hawaii, 31-21". The Los Angeles Times. November 3, 1980. p. III-10. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access publication – free to read
  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. open access publication – free to read
  11. ^ "Fullerton Loses in Final Seconds, 32-26". The Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1980. p. 71. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access publication – free to read
  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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