1985 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team
American college football season
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The 1985 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Gene Murphy, Cal State Fullerton compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing second in the PCAA. The Titans played their home games at Santa Ana Stadium in Santa Ana, California.
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record6–5 (5–2 PCAA)
Headcoach
- Gene Murphy (6th season)
DefensivecoordinatorBob Burt (6th season)
| 1985 Cal State Fullerton Titans football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 6–5 (5–2 PCAA) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Bob Burt (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Santa Ana Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Fresno State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | at Montana* | L 30–31 | 6,235 | [1] | ||
| September 14 | Nevada* | L 3–30 | 6,317 | [2] | ||
| September 21 | at Wyoming* | L 8–31 | 13,629 | [3] | ||
| October 3 | at San Jose State | ESPN | W 20–18 | 12,126 | [4] | |
| October 12 | at Utah State | W 32–30 | 9,047 | [5] | ||
| October 19 | UNLV |
| L 6–10 | 8,110 | [6] | |
| November 2 | at Fresno State | L 7–42 | 30,514 | [7][8] | ||
| November 9 | New Mexico State |
| W 21–17 | 3,829 | [9] | |
| November 16 | at Northern Arizona* | W 22–8 | 3,762 | [10] | ||
| November 23 | Long Beach State |
| W 38–27 | 4,012 | [11][12] | |
| November 30 | Pacific (CA) |
| W 43–37 | 4,215 | [13] | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Cal State Fullerton Titans were selected in the 1986 NFL draft.[15][16]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Mark Collins | Defensive back | 2 | 44 | New York Giants |
| James Pruitt | Wide receiver | 4 | 107 | Miami Dolphins |
The following finished their college career in 1985, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Wade Lockett | Wide receiver | 1987 Los Angeles Raiders |
