1983 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team
American college football season
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The 1983 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Gene Murphy, Cal State Fullerton finished the season with an overall record of 7–5 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the PCAA title. As conference champion, the Titans were invited to play in the California Bowl in Fresno, California against the champion of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Northern Illinois. Cal State Fullerton lost the game, 20–13.
- Gene Murphy (4th season)
| 1983 Cal State Fullerton Titans football | |
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PCAA champion | |
California Bowl, L 13–20 vs. Northern Illinois | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 8–4 (6–0 PCAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Bob Burt (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Anaheim Stadium Glover Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cal State Fullerton home stadium in 1983 was supposed to be Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. However, only one of the three home games was played there. The other two games were moved to Glover Stadium in Anaheim due to weather issues.
After the 1984 season was over, it was discovered that the UNLV Rebels had used multiple ineligible players during both the 1983 and 1984 seasons. As a result, UNLV forfeited their victory over Cal State Fuller in 1983, improve the Titans' record to 8–4 overall and 6–0 PCAA play.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | at Boise State* | W 13–10 | 18,700 | [2] | |
| September 10 | Long Beach State | W 25–19 | 5,980 | [3][4] | |
| September 17 | at Utah State | W 25–24 | 11,933 | [5] | |
| September 24 | at Arizona* | L 10–27 | 43,107 | [6] | |
| October 1 | Pacific (CA) |
| W 31–14 | 5,000 | [7] |
| October 8 | at Nevada* | W 14–6 | 9,050 | [8] | |
| October 15 | at San Jose State | W 20–11 | 21,318 | [9] | |
| October 22 | at Fresno State | W 18–17 | 26,903 | [10] | |
| October 29 | at No. 15 Idaho State* | L 10–43 | 8,215 | [11] | |
| November 5 | at Utah* | L 20–47 | 26,131 | [12] | |
| November 12 | UNLV |
| W 0–13 (forfeit win) | 7,000 | [13] |
| December 17 | Northern Illinois* |
| L 13–20 | 20,464 | [14] |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Cal State Fullerton players were selected in the 1984 NFL draft.[16][17][18]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Lee Miller | Defensive back | 9 | 239 | San Francisco 49ers |
