1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans football Pacific Coast Athletic Association PCAA 4–7 2–3 Jim Colletto 5th Tom Hayes 1st Falcon Stadium 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. 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 1979 NCAA Division I-AA AP (NCAA Division I-AA) September 8 l y y UNLV Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV 14–35 21,000 Fullerton Beaten in Vegas, 35-14 The Los Angeles Times September 9, 1979 III-9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8869949/fullerton_beaten_in_vegas_3514/ Newspapers.com February 10, 2017 September 15 l y Boise State Falcon Stadium Norwalk, CA 3–22 3,439 Fullerton is 0 for 2, But Shows Promise The Los Angeles Times Pete Donovan September 16, 1979 III-15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8870045/fullerton_is_0_for_2_but_shows_promise/ Newspapers.com February 10, 2017Boise St. Defeats Fullerton The Los Angeles Times Pete Donovan September 16, 1979 III-15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8870002/boise_st_defeats_fullerton_223/ Newspapers.com February 10, 2017 September 29 w y Pacific (CA) Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA 17–7 16,400 Surprise! Titans Defeat Pacific The Los Angeles Times Pete Donovan September 30, 1979 III-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8870107/surprise_titans_defeat_pacific/ Newspapers.com February 10, 2017Fullerton Surprises Pacific, 17-7 The Los Angeles Times Pete Donovan September 30, 1979 III-20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8870082/fullerton_surprises_pacific/ Newspapers.com February 10, 2017 October 6 w y San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 0–23 (forfeit win) 10,900 Fullerton Bounced Out of First The Los Angeles Times John Weyler October 7, 1979 III-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8870222/fullerton_bounced_out_of_first/ Newspapers.com February 10, 2017Titans Lose The Los Angeles Times John Weyler October 7, 1979 III-10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8870187/titans_lose/ Newspapers.com February 10, 2017 October 13 l y y Eastern Kentucky 7 Hanger Field Richmond, KY 7–33 10,100 Eastern Kentucky Rips Fullerton, 33-7 The Los Angeles Times October 14, 1979 III-22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8870824/eastern_kentucky_rips_fullerton/ Newspapers.com February 10, 2017 October 20 l y y Northeast Louisiana Malone Stadium Monroe, LA 17–28 15,208 Titans' Late Lead Lost in a Minute The Los Angeles Times October 21, 1979 III-13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8870856/titans_late_lead_lost_in_a_minute/ Newspapers.com February 10, 2017 October 27 w y y Cal State Northridge Devonshire Downs Northridge, CA 49–3 4,500 Titans' Offense Cures Malaise The Los Angeles Times October 28, 1979 Tom Hamilton III-14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8870887/titans_offense_cures_malaise/ Newspapers.com February 10, 2017 November 3 l y Utah State Romney Stadium Logan, UT 7–35 16,600 Utah Passing Overwhelms Fullerton The Los Angeles Times November 4, 1979 John Weyler III-13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8870928/utah_passing_overwhelms_fullerton/ Newspapers.com February 10, 2017 November 10 l y Fresno State Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA 24–28 8,357 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374 Fresno State 2016 Media Guide December 8, 2016 December 20, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220192819/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374 dead November 17 w y y Idaho State ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID 42–7 3,865 Long Beach State Wins at Wichita The Los Angeles Times November 18, 1979 III-16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8870961/long_beach_state_wins_at_wichita/ Newspapers.com February 10, 2017 November 24 l Long Beach State Falcon Stadium Norwalk, CA 13–16 5,250 It's The Same Story -- 49ers Win, Titans Lose The Los Angeles Times Pete Donovan November 25, 1979 III-19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8871012/its_the_same_story_49ers_win_titans_lose/ Newspapers.com February 10, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/cal-state-fullerton/1979-schedule.html 1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans Schedule and Results February 1, 2017 Roster 1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans f Jr Bobby Kemp DB y Sr Lucious Smith DB y *Jim Colletto Team players in the NFL No Cal State Fullerton Titans were selected in the 1980 NFL draft.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1980.htm 1980 NFL Draft February 6, 2017 December 22, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071222092355/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1980.htm deadhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/calstatefullerton/ Cal State-Fullerton Players/Alumni February 6, 2017 The following finished their college career in 1979, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. Player Position First NFL team Lucious Smith Defensive back 1980 Los Angeles Rams References Cal State Fullerton Category:Cal State Fullerton Titans football seasons Cal State Fullerton Titans football Category:1970s in Los Angeles County, California Category:Norwalk, California