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1980 Cal State Fullerton Titans football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record4–7 (1–4 PCAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Burt (1st season)
Home stadiumTitan 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

The 1980 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Gene Murphy, Cal State Fullerton compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth place in the PCAA. The Titans played two home games for the third year in a row, both at Titan Field on the Cal State Fullerton campus. The football team shared the stadium with the Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball from 1980 to 1982.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Fresno StateW 39–257,282[1]
September 20at Cal Poly*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, CA
L 17–286,293[5]
October 18at No. 9 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 StateL 10–207,351[9]
November 15at San Jose StateL 21–3310,021[10]
November 22at Pacific (CA)L 26–322,854[11]

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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

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 ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  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.Open access icon
  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.Open access icon
  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.Open access icon
  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.Open access icon
  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.Open access icon
  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.Open access icon
  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 icon
  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.Open access icon
  12. ^ "1980 Cal State Fullerton Titans Schedule and Results". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  13. ^ "1980 - Cal St.-Fullerton". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  14. ^ "1981 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  15. ^ "Cal State-Fullerton Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 6, 2017.

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