1986 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team
American college football season
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The 1986 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Gene Murphy, Cal State Fullerton compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the PCAA. The Titans played their home games at Santa Ana Stadium in Santa Ana, California.
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record3–9 (2–5 PCAA)
Headcoach
- Gene Murphy (7th season)
HomestadiumSanta Ana Stadium
| 1986 Cal State Fullerton Titans football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 3–9 (2–5 PCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Santa Ana Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | at Nevada* | L 3–49 | 13,062 | [1] | ||
| September 6 | at New Mexico State | L 21–24 | 12,896 | [2] | ||
| September 13 | Idaho State* | W 35–25 | 3,722 | [3] | ||
| September 20 | at Idaho* | L 17–25 | 12,500 | [4][5] | ||
| September 27 | at UNLV | L 23–40 | 20,101 | [6] | ||
| October 2 | at Tulsa* | ESPN | L 10–20 | 11,988 | [7] | |
| October 11 | at Long Beach State | L 20–30 | 7,205 | [8] | ||
| October 18 | Utah State |
| W 33–0 | 4,007 | [9] | |
| October 25 | at Hawaii* | L 15–26 | 34,530 | [10] | ||
| November 1 | at Fresno State | L 20–30 | 27,222 | [11] | ||
| November 8 | San Jose State |
| L 24–48 | 3,754 | [12] | |
| November 15 | at Pacific (CA) | W 39–38 | 2,200 | [13] | ||
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Team players in the NFL
The following Cal State Fullerton Titans were selected in the 1987 NFL draft.[15][16]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Corn Redick | Wide receiver | 7 | 169 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Hank Goebel | Tackle | 8 | 216 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rick Calhoun | Running back | 9 | 230 | Detroit Lions |
| Ron McLean | Nose tackle – Defensive end | 9 | 241 | New York Jets |
The following finished their college career in 1986, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Vince Abbott | Kicker | 1987 San Diego Chargers |
