1988 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team
American college football season
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The 1988 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Big West Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Gene Murphy, Cal State Fullerton compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing second in the Big West. The Titans played their home games at Santa Ana Stadium in Santa Ana, California.
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record5–6 (5–2 Big West)
Headcoach
- Gene Murphy (9th season)
OffensivecoordinatorMike Heimerdinger (1st season)
| 1988 Cal State Fullerton Titans football | |
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| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (5–2 Big West) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Heimerdinger (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Santa Ana Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | L 9–24 | 11,457 | [1] | |
| September 10 | at No. 12 West Virginia* | L 10–45 | 54,196 | [2][3] | |
| September 17 | at UNLV | W 20–10 | 18,865 | [4] | |
| September 24 | Pacific (CA) | W 13–10 | 2,924 | [5] | |
| October 1 | at No. 18 Wyoming* | L 16–35 | 22,143 | [6] | |
| October 8 | Fresno State |
| L 10–23 | 5,108 | [7][8] |
| October 15 | at Long Beach State | L 22–24 | 7,582 | [9] | |
| October 22 | at New Mexico State | W 24–3 | 7,397 | [10] | |
| October 29 | at Akron* | L 14–15 | 4,049 | [11] | |
| November 12 | San Jose State |
| W 58–13 | 4,112 | [12] |
| November 19 | Utah State |
| W 23–13 | 2,119 | [13] |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Cal State Fullerton players were selected in the 1989 NFL draft.[15][16][17]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Alex Stewart | Defensive End | 8 | 219 | Minnesota Vikings |
| A.J. Jenkins | Linebacker, defensive end | 9 | 228 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Jerry Leggett | Linebacker | 9 | 246 | New Orleans Saints |
