1989 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team
American college football season
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The 1989 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Big West Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Gene Murphy, Cal State Fullerton compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the Big West. By winning the last three games, the Titans finished over the .500 mark for the first time since 1985. The team played home games at Santa Ana Stadium in Santa Ana, California.
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record6–4–1 (5–2 Big West)
Headcoach
- Gene Murphy (10th season)
OffensivecoordinatorBill Wentworth (1st season)
| 1989 Cal State Fullerton Titans football | |
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| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Record | 6–4–1 (5–2 Big West) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bill Wentworth (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Santa Ana Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | at Northern Illinois* | L 17–26 | 8,235 | [1] | |
| September 9 | Cal State Northridge* | W 27–20 | 2,909 | [2] | |
| September 16 | at Colorado State* | L 14–42 | 20,098 | [3] | |
| September 23 | at San Diego State* | T 41–41 | 15,721 | [4] | |
| September 30 | at UNLV |
| W 34–20 | 3,900 | [5] |
| October 7 | at Utah State | L 23–34 | 10,567 | [6] | |
| October 14 | at Pacific (CA) | W 35–26 | 7,127 | [7] | |
| October 21 | at Fresno State | L 19–33 | 32,135 | [8] | |
| November 4 | New Mexico State |
| W 45–10 | 3,114 | [9][10] |
| November 11 | Long Beach State |
| W 31–13 | 5,111 | [11][12] |
| November 18 | at San Jose State | W 18–14 | 6,746 | [13] | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Cal State Fullerton players were selected in the 1990 NFL draft.[15][16][17]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Mike Pringle[note 1] | Running back | 6 | 139 | Atlanta Falcons |
Notes
- Although Mike Pringle was taken in the NFL draft, he never played in the NFL. However, he had a very successful career in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
