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
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
1980 record	4–7 (1–4 PCAA)
Head coach	Gene Murphy (1st season)
Home stadium	Titan Field

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

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	at Fresno State[note 2]	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California	W 39–25	7,282[1]
September 20	at Cal Poly[note 3]*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 30–23	7,160[2]
September 27	Northern Arizona*	Titan Field Fullerton, California	W 21–13	7,301[3]
October 4	at UNLV*	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, Nevada	L 17–36	21,974[4]
October 11	Utah State	Titan Field Fullerton, California	L 17–28	6,293[5]
October 18	at Boise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, Idaho	L 11–26	17,052[6]
October 25	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, Nevada	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 4]	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California	L 10–20	7,351[9]
November 15	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	L 21–33	10,021[10]
November 22	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, California	L 26–32	2,854[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]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Bobby Kemp	Defensive back	8	202	Cincinnati 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.