1978 Cal State Fullerton Titans football | |
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Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
Record | 5–7 (2–2 PCAA) |
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Defensive coordinator | Larry Welsh (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Falcon Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific (CA) | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Colletto, Cal State Fullerton compiled an overall record 5–7 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing fourth in the PCAA. The Titans played home games at Falcon Stadium on the campus of Cerritos College in Norwalk, California.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | at Boise State* | L 12–42 | 19,032 | [1] | |
September 16 | Santa Clara* | W 35–20 | 3,500 | [2] | |
September 23 | at Cal Poly* | L 27–41 | 5,430 | [3] | |
September 30 | at Hawaii* | L 33–42 | 36,618 | [4] | |
October 7 | at Pacific (CA) | L 17–35 | 8,464 | [5] | |
October 14 | Nevada* |
| L 14–37 | ||
October 21 | at Long Beach State | W 34–9 | 8,435 | [6] | |
October 28 | at Fresno State | W 37–8 | 7,928 | [7][8] | |
November 4 | at San Jose State | L 21–30 | 9,183 | [9] | |
November 11 | at Cal State Northridge* | W 31–20 | 2,500 | [10][11] | |
November 18 | at Cal Poly Pomona* |
| W 30–22 | 1,200 | [12] |
November 24 | at UNLV* | L 7–24 | 17,005 | [13] | |
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No Cal State Fullerton Titans were selected in the 1979 NFL Draft.[16][17]
The following finished their college career in 1978, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
Player | Position | First NFL team |
M.L. Carter | Defensive back | Kansas City Chiefs |
Grady Richardson | Tight end | Washington Redskins |