1978 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team
American college football season
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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.
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–7 (2–2 PCAA)
Headcoach
- Jim Colletto (4th season)
DefensivecoordinatorLarry Welsh (3rd season)
| 1978 Cal State Fullerton Titans football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–7 (2–2 PCAA) |
| Head coach |
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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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Schedule
| 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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Team players in the NFL
No Cal State Fullerton Titans were selected in the 1979 NFL draft.[15][16]
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 |
