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1983 Cal State Fullerton Titans football
PCAA champion
California Bowl, L 13–20 vs. Northern Illinois
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record8–4 (6–0 PCAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Burt (4th season)
Home stadiumAnaheim Stadium
Glover Stadium
Seasons← 19821984 →
1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal State Fullerton $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Utah State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Long Beach State 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Fresno State 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
San Jose State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Pacific (CA) 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
UNLV 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Records adjusted for UNLV's forfeit of all 7 victories

The 1983 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Gene Murphy, Cal State Fullerton finished the season with an overall record of 7–5 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the PCAA title. As conference champion, the Titans were invited to play in the California Bowl in Fresno, California against the champion of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Northern Illinois. Cal State Fullerton won the game, 20–13.

Cal State Fullerton home stadium in 1983 was supposed to be Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. However, only one of the three home games was played there. The other two games were moved to Glover Stadium in Anaheim due to weather issues.

After the 1984 season was over, it was discovered that the UNLV Rebels had used multiple ineligible players during both the 1983 and 1984 seasons. As a result, UNLV forfeited their victory over Cal State Fuller in 1983, improve the Titans' record to 8–4 overall and 6–0 PCAA play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Boise State*W 13–1018,700
September 10Long Beach StateW 25–195,980
September 17at Utah StateW 25–2411,933
September 24at Arizona*L 10–2743,107
October 1Pacific (CA)W 31–145,000
October 8at Nevada*W 14–69,050
October 15at San Jose StateW 20–1121,318
October 22at Fresno StateW 18–1726,903
October 29at No. 15 Idaho State*L 10–438,215
November 5at Utah*L 20–4726,131
November 12UNLV
  • Glover Stadium
  • Anaheim, CA
W 0–13 (forfeit win)7,000
December 17Northern Illinois*L 13–2020,464

Team players in the NFL

The following Cal State Fullerton players were selected in the 1984 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Lee Miller Defensive back 9 239 San Francisco 49ers

References

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  15. "1983 Cal State Fullerton Titans Schedule and Results". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
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  17. "1984 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  18. "Cal State-Fullerton Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  19. "Draft History: Cal State-Fullerton". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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