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1987 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team

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.

1987 Cal State Fullerton Titans football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record6–6 (4–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanta Ana Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
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

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Hawaii*
L 0–4445,408[1][2]
September 12at No. 6 LSU*
L 12–5673,452[3]
September 19Long Beach State
W 31–126,919[4]
September 26at Utah State
W 30–1115,786[5]
October 3at San Jose State
L 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 State
L 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 edit

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 edit

  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. 
  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. 
  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. 
  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. 
  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. 
  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. 
  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. 
  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. 
  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. 
  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. 
  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. 
  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. 
  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. 
  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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