1987 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team

1987 Cal State Fullerton Titans football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
1987 record 6–6 (4–3 PCAA)
Head coach Gene Murphy (8th season)
Home stadium Santa Ana Stadium
1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
San Jose State $ 7 – 0 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
Fresno State 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 6 – 0
UNLV 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Utah State 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Pacific (CA) 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Long Beach State 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
New Mexico State 0 – 7 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.

The Titans competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1] The team was led by eighth-year head coach Gene Murphy and played home games in Santa Ana Stadium in Santa Ana, California. They finished the season with six wins and six losses (6–6, 4–3 PCAA).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 5 at Hawaii* Aloha Stadium • Halawa, HI L 0–44[1]   45,406[2]
September 12 at No. 6 Louisiana State (LSU)* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 12–56   73,452[3]
September 19 Long Beach State[note 2] Santa Ana Stadium • Santa Ana, CA W 31–12   6,919[4]
September 26 at Utah State Romney Stadium • Logan, UT W 30–11   15,786[5]
October 3 at San Jose State Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA L 19–46   13,197[6]
October 10 at No. 18 Florida* Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 0–65   72,336[7]
October 17 UNLV Santa Ana Stadium • Santa Ana, CA W 28–14   6,019[8]
October 24 at Northern Illinois* Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL W 21–20[9]   7,325[10]
October 31 New Mexico State Santa Ana Stadium • Santa Ana, CA W 48–14   2,031[11]
November 7 at Fresno State[note 3] Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA L 17–21   33,522[12]
November 14 Pacific (CA) Santa Ana Stadium • Santa Ana, CA L 14–22   3,114[13]
November 21 Montana* Santa Ana Stadium • Santa Ana, CA W 43–26   2,141[14]
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

The following Cal State Fullerton players were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.[17][18][19]

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
James Thornton Tight End 4 105 Chicago Bears
Todd White Wide Receiver 7 176 Philadelphia Eagles

Notes

  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 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
  3. ↑ The official name of Fresno State is California State University, Fresno. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State. See: Fresno State

References

  1. ↑ Robyn Norwood (September 7, 1987). "Rainbows Leave Titans Looking for Ray of Sunlight". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County Edition). p. III-14. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Hawaii 44, CS Fullerton 0". The Los Angeles Times. September 7, 1987. p. III-15. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Robyn Norwood (September 13, 1987). "Fullerton Makes Score in More Than One Way in a 56-12 Loss to LSU". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-8. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Robyn Norwood (September 20, 1987). "Fullerton Picks On Someone Its Own Size, 31-12". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-5. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Robyn Norwood (September 27, 1987). "Titans Make It Easy, for a Change". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County Edition). p. III-6. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Robyn Norwood (October 4, 1987). "San Jose State Beats Titans, Shows Who's Really No. 1 in PCAA". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County Edition). p. III-4. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Robyn Norwood (October 11, 1987). "Fullerton Turns Profit in 65-0 Loss". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-4. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Robyn Norwood (October 18, 1987). "White Has Big Day in Titan Win". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-6. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Robyn Norwood (October 25, 1987). "Good News Doesn't Travel So Fast for Fullerton". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County Edition). p. III-13. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "CS Full. 21, N. Illinois 20". The Los Angeles Times. October 25, 1987. p. III-20. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Robyn Norwood (November 1, 1987). "This Time, Titans Leave New Mexico St. All Wet With 48-14 Trouncing". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County Edition). p. III-11. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  13. ↑ Robyn Norwood (November 15, 1987). "Fullerton Outgains Pacific, 494-189, and Still Bungles the Game, 22-14". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County Edition). p. III-14. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Robyn Norwood (November 22, 1987). "Titans End Up-Down Season on a Winning Note". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County Edition). p. III-14. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "1987 Cal State Fullerton Titans Schedule and Results". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  16. ↑ "1987 - Cal St.-Fullerton". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  17. ↑ "1988 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Cal State-Fullerton Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Draft History: Cal State-Fullerton". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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