1987 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team

American college football season

1987 Cal State Fullerton Titans football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record6–6 (4–3 PCAA)
Head coach
  • Gene Murphy (8th season)
Home stadiumSanta Ana Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
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 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

The 1987 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Gene Murphy, Cal State Fullerton compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for second in the PCAA. The Titans played their home games at Santa Ana Stadium in Santa Ana, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Hawaii*
L 0–4445,408[1][2]
September 12at No. 6 LSU*
L 12–5673,452[3]
September 19Long Beach StateW 31–126,919[4]
September 26at Utah StateW 30–1115,786[5]
October 3at San Jose StateL 19–4613,197[6]
October 10at No. 18 Florida*L 0–6572,336[7]
October 17UNLV
  • Santa Ana Stadium
  • Santa Ana, CA
W 28–146,019[8]
October 24at Northern Illinois*W 21–207,325[9][10]
October 31New Mexico State
  • Santa Ana Stadium
  • Santa Ana, CA
W 48–142,031[11]
November 7at Fresno StateL 17–2133,522[12]
November 14Pacific (CA)
  • Santa Ana Stadium
  • Santa Ana, CA
L 14–223,114[13]
November 21Montana*
  • Santa Ana Stadium
  • Santa Ana, CA
W 43–262,141[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the 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

References

  1. ^ Robyn Norwood (September 7, 1987). "Rainbows Leave Titans Looking for Ray of Sunlight". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-14. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Hawaii 44, CS Fullerton 0". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. September 7, 1987. p. III-15. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  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. Los Angeles, California. p. III-8. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ Robyn Norwood (September 20, 1987). "Fullerton Picks On Someone Its Own Size, 31-12". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-5. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ Robyn Norwood (September 27, 1987). "Titans Make It Easy, for a Change". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-6. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  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 ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-4. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ Robyn Norwood (October 11, 1987). "Fullerton Turns Profit in 65-0 Loss". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-4. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ Robyn Norwood (October 18, 1987). "White Has Big Day in Titan Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-6. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ Robyn Norwood (October 25, 1987). "Good News Doesn't Travel So Fast for Fullerton". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-13. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ "CS Full. 21, N. Illinois 20". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. October 25, 1987. p. III-20. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  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 ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-11. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  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 ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-14. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  14. ^ Robyn Norwood (November 22, 1987). "Titans End Up-Down Season on a Winning Note". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-14. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  15. ^ "1987 Cal State Fullerton Titans Schedule and Results". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  16. ^ "1987 - Cal St.-Fullerton". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  17. ^ "1988 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. 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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