1981 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team

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1981 Cal State Fullerton Titans football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
1981 record3–8 (1–4 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumTitan Field
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose State $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Utah State 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Fresno State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Pacific (CA) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Long Beach State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1981 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 1981 Division I-A football season.

The Titans competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1] The team was led by second-year head coach Gene Murphy, and played four home games 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 three wins and eight losses (3–8, 1–4 PCAA).

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5at Wyoming
L 13–3817,972[1]
September 12at Utah State
L 9–14[2]12,472[3]
September 19at Hawaii*
L 12–3845,061[4]
September 26at Arizona*
L 16–3736,279[5]
October 3Cal Poly[note 2]*
W 34–105,125[6]
October 10at Fresno State[note 3]
W 13–1020,348[7]
October 17at San Jose State
L 23–4521,238[8]
October 24Long Beach State[note 4]dagger
  • Titan Field
  • Fullerton, California
L 9–103,800[9]
October 31at Pacific (CA)
L 16–1715,003[10]
November 7Boise State*
  • Titan Field
  • Fullerton, California
W 20–172,100[11]
November 21Nevada*
  • Titan Field
  • Fullerton, California
L 34–362,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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Team players in the NFL[]

No Cal State Fullerton Titans were selected in the 1982 NFL Draft.[15][16] |}

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 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.
  3. ^ The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.
  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. ^ Pete Donovan (September 6, 1981). "Fullerton Has Opening-Day Jitters Against Wyoming". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ Pete Donovan (September 13, 1981). "Utah State Slips Past Titans, 14-9". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ Pete Donovan (September 13, 1981). "Fullerton: Utah St. Wins". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-13. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. ^ "Hawaii 38, CS Fullerton 12". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 21, 1981. p. III-10. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. ^ Pete Donovan (September 27, 1981). "The Last Half Proves to Be the Worst for Cal State Fullerton, 37-16". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. ^ Pete Donovan (October 4, 1981). "Fullerton Wins Home Opener". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  8. ^ Pete Donovan (October 18, 1981). "Spartans Run It Up, Titans Run Out of Gas". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-3. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  9. ^ Pete Donovan (October 25, 1981). "Someone Had to Win ... It Happened to Be Long Beach". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-19. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  10. ^ "Fullerton Misses on Big Play, Loses to UOP, 17-16". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1981. p. III-9. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  11. ^ Pete Donovan (November 8, 1981). "In a Wild Finish, Fullerton Kicks Back to Win, 20-17". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-15. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  12. ^ Pete Donovan (November 22, 1981). "Nevada-Reno Hands Fullerton Eighth Loss". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-20. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  13. ^ "1981 Cal State Fullerton Titans Schedule and Results". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  14. ^ "1981 - Cal St.-Fullerton". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  15. ^ "1982 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  16. ^ "Cal State-Fullerton Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 6, 2017.
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