1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team

The 1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jim Colletto in his fifth and final season as head coach, Cal State Fullerton finished the season with an overall record of 3–8 and a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the PCAA. The Titans played home games at Falcon Stadium on the campus of Cerritos College in Norwalk, California.

1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record4–7 (2–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTom Hayes (1st season)
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1979 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah State $ 5 –0 –08 –3 –0
Long Beach State 3 –2 –07 –4 –0
Fresno State 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
Cal State Fullerton 2 –3 –04 –7 –0
San Jose State 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Pacific (CA) 0 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Records adjusted for San Jose State forfeits

After the season, San Jose State was found to have used an ineligible player in three of their victories and one tie, and had to forfeit those games. One of the forfeited victories was to Cal State Fullerton, which improved the Titan's record to 4–7 overall and 2–3 in conference play, and put the two team info fourth-place tie in the PCAA standings.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at UNLV*
L 14–3521,000[1]
September 15Boise State*
L 3–223,439[2][3]
September 29at Pacific (CA)
W 17–716,400[4][5]
October 6at San Jose State
W 0–23 (forfeit win)10,900[6][7]
October 13at No. 7 Eastern Kentucky*
L 7–3310,100[8]
October 20at Northeast Louisiana*
L 17–2815,208[9]
October 27at Cal State Northridge*
W 49–34,500[10]
November 3at Utah State
L 7–3516,600[11]
November 10at Fresno State
L 24–288,357[12]
November 17at Idaho State*
W 42–73,865[13]
November 24Long Beach State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Norwalk, CA
L 13–165,250[14]

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Roster
1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Bobby Kemp Jr
DB Lucious Smith Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Fullerton Titans were selected in the 1980 NFL Draft.[17][18]

The following finished their college career in 1979, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Lucious SmithDefensive back1980 Los Angeles Rams

References
  1. "Fullerton Beaten in Vegas, 35-14". The Los Angeles Times. September 9, 1979. p. III-9. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. Pete Donovan (September 16, 1979). "Fullerton is 0 for 2, But Shows Promise". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-15. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. Pete Donovan (September 16, 1979). "Boise St. Defeats Fullerton". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-15. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. Pete Donovan (September 30, 1979). "Surprise! Titans Defeat Pacific". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. Pete Donovan (September 30, 1979). "Fullerton Surprises Pacific, 17-7". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-20. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. John Weyler (October 7, 1979). "Fullerton Bounced Out of First". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. John Weyler (October 7, 1979). "Titans Lose". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-10. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  8. "Eastern Kentucky Rips Fullerton, 33-7". The Los Angeles Times. October 14, 1979. p. III-22. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  9. "Titans' Late Lead Lost in a Minute". The Los Angeles Times. October 21, 1979. p. III-13. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  10. Tom Hamilton (October 28, 1979). "Titans' Offense Cures Malaise". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-14. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  11. John Weyler (November 4, 1979). "Utah Passing Overwhelms Fullerton". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-13. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  12. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  13. "Long Beach State Wins at Wichita". The Los Angeles Times. November 18, 1979. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  14. Pete Donovan (November 25, 1979). "It's The Same Story -- 49ers Win, Titans Lose". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-19. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  15. "1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans Schedule and Results". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  16. "1979 - Cal St.-Fullerton". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  17. "1980 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  18. "Cal State-Fullerton Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 6, 2017.
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