1981 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team

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1981 Cal State Fullerton Titans football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record3–8 (1–4 PCAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Burt (2nd season)
Home stadiumTitan Field
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
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 as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Gene Murphy, Cal State Fullerton compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the PCAA. The Titans played home games 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 5at WyomingL 13–3817,972[1]
September 12at Utah StateL 9–1412,472[2][3]
September 19at Hawaii*L 12–3845,061[4]
September 26at Arizona*L 16–3736,279[5]
October 3Cal Poly*W 34–105,125[6]
October 10at Fresno StateW 13–1020,348[7]
October 17at San Jose StateL 23–4521,238[8]
October 24Long Beach Statedagger
  • Titan Field
  • Fullerton, CA
L 9–103,800[9]
October 31at Pacific (CA)L 16–1715,003[10]
November 7No. 3 Boise State*
  • Titan Field
  • Fullerton, CA
W 20–172,100[11]
November 21Nevada*
  • Titan Field
  • Fullerton, CA
L 34–362,500[12]

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References[edit]

  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 icon
  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 icon
  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 icon
  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 icon
  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 icon
  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 icon
  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 icon
  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 icon
  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 icon
  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 icon
  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 icon
  13. ^ "1981 Cal State Fullerton Titans Schedule and Results". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  14. ^ "1981 - Cal St.-Fullerton". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2017.