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1982 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1982

| team = Cal State Fullerton Titans

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Pacific Coast Athletic Association

| short_conf = PCAA

| record = 3–9

| conf_record = 0–6

| head_coach = Gene Murphy

| hc_year = 3rd

| off_coach =

| oc_year =

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Bob Burt

| dc_year = 3rd

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Titan Field

}}

{{1982 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings}}

The 1982 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Gene Murphy, Cal State Fullerton compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the PCAA. The Titans played home games at Titan Field on the Cal State Fullerton campus. The football team shared the stadium with the Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball from 1980 to 1982.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 4

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Northern Arizona

| site_stadium = Titan Field

| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA

| score = 19–15

| attend = 6,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Twist of Fate Give Caffrey Starting Job in Titan Win|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|edition=Orange County|author=Grahame L. Jones|date=September 5, 1982|page=III-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8876632/twist_of_fate_gives_caffrey_starting/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 11, 2017}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 11

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Boise State

| site_stadium = Bronco Stadium

| site_cityst = Boise, ID

| score = 9–20

| attend = 20,152

| source = {{cite news|title=In Battle of Inept, Titans Lose to Boise State|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|edition=Orange County|author=Grahame L. Jones|date=September 12, 1982|page=III-9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8876646/in_battle_of_inept_titans_lose_to_boise/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 11, 2017}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 18

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Cal Poly

| site_stadium = Mustang Stadium

| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA

| score = 14–10

| attend = 5,542

| source = {{cite news|title=It's Not pretty, but Fullerton Wins|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|edition=Orange County|author=Chris Dufresne|date=September 19, 1982|page=III-13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8876653/its_not_pretty_but_fullerton_wins/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 11, 2017}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| w/l = l

| opponent = Utah State

| site_stadium = Titan Field

| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA

| score = 0–19

| attend = 4,750

| source = {{cite news|title=Now Playing: Crash of the Titans|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|author=John Weyler|date=September 19, 1982|page=III-20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8876661/now_playing_crash_of_the_titans/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 11, 2017}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Long Beach State

| site_stadium = Veterans Stadium

| site_cityst = Long Beach, CA

| score = 3–7

| attend = 5,030

| source = {{cite book | title=Forty Niner; 1983 Football Media Guide | year=1983 | type=pamphlet | publisher=CSULB Athletic Department | location=Long Beach, California }}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| w/l = l

| opponent = San Jose State

| site_stadium = Titan Field

| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA

| score = 15–38

| attend = 6,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Titans Less Inept but Still Lose|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|edition=Orange County|author=John Weyler|date=October 10, 1982|page=III-3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8876678/titans_less_inept_but_still_lose/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 11, 2017}}{{Open access}}{{cite news|title=San Jose St. 38, California Full. 15|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|edition=Orange County|date=October 10, 1982|page=III-3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8876689/san_jose_st_38_ca_full_15/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 11, 2017}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Wyoming

| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

| score = 20–16

| attend = 17,320

| source = {{cite news|title=Titans Shock Wyoming, 20-16|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|edition=Orange County|date=October 17, 1982|page=III-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8876700/titans_shock_wyoming/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 11, 2017}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Nevada

| site_stadium = Titan Field

| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA

| score = 7–17

| attend = 3,500

| source = {{cite news|title=Titans Closing in on a Losing Season, 17-7|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|edition=Orange County|author=Pete Donovan|date=October 24, 1982|page=III-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8876713/titans_closing_in_on_a_losing_season/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 11, 2017}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Hawaii

| site_stadium = Aloha Stadium

| site_cityst = Halawa, HI

| score = 3–9

| attend = 34,133

| source = {{cite news|title=The Fullerton Defense Did Everything but Help End An Island Losing Streak|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|edition=Orange County|author=Pete Donovan|date=November 1, 1982|page=III-14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8876731/the_fullerton_defense_did_everything/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 11, 2017}}{{Open access}}{{cite news|title=Hawaii 9, CS Fullerton 3|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|edition=Orange County|date=November 1, 1982|page=III-14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8876740/hawaii_9_cs_fullerton_3/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 11, 2017}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Fresno State

| site_stadium = Bulldog Stadium

| site_cityst = Fresno, CA

| score = 14–31

| attend = 22,620

| source = {{cite web|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374|title=Fresno State 2016 Media Guide|access-date=December 8, 2016}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 20

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Pacific (CA)

| site_stadium = Pacific Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Stockton, CA

| score = 0–31

| attend = 4,000

| source = {{cite news|title=UOP Trounces Titans|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|edition=Orange County|date=November 21, 1982|page=III-15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8876748/uop_trounces_titans/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 11, 2017}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 27

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = UNLV

| site_stadium = Las Vegas Silver Bowl

| site_cityst = Whitney, NV

| score = 23–42

| attend = 12,923

| source = {{cite news|title=Titan Season Ends Without PCAA Win|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|edition=Orange County|date=November 28, 1982|page=III-14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8876774/titan_season_ends_without_pcaa_win/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 11, 2017}}{{Open access}}

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{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/cal-state-fullerton/1982-schedule.html|title=1982 Cal State Fullerton Titans Schedule and Results| access-date = February 1, 2017}}

Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Fullerton Titans were selected in the 1983 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1983.htm|title=1983 NFL Draft|access-date=February 6, 2017|archive-date=December 21, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221193403/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1983.htm|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/calstatefullerton/|title=Cal State-Fullerton Players/Alumni|access-date = February 6, 2017}}

The following finished their college career in 1982, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

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| Player

PositionFirst NFL team
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| Alex Espinoza

Quarterback1987 Kansas City Chiefs
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| Paul Moyer

Defensive back1983 Seattle Seahawks

References

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