1984 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team

The 1984 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Gene Murphy, Cal State Fullerton finished the season with an overall record of 11–1 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play, placing second in the PCAA behind UNLV, who dealt the Titans their only defeat of the season. Cal State Fullerton played its home games at Santa Ana Stadium in Santa Ana, California. This was the fourth home venue for the Titans in three years, but they continued playing in Santa Ana Stadium for the next eight season.

1984 Cal State Fullerton Titans football
PCAA champion
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	12–0 (7–0 PCAA)
Head coach	Gene Murphy (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Burt (5th season)
Home stadium	Santa Ana Stadium
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cal State Fullerton $	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
San Jose State	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Fresno State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Long Beach State	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Pacific (CA)	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Utah State	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
New Mexico State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
UNLV	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	13	–	0
$ – Conference champion Records adjusted for UNLV's forfeit of all 11 victories

In March 1985, it was found that UNLV had used several ineligible players during the 1983 and 1984 seasons. As a result, UNLV was forced to forfeit all of their victories in those two seasons.^[1] With the forfeit from UNLV, Cal State Fullerton's 1984 record improved to 12–0 overall and 7–0 in conference play, giving the Titans the PCAA title.^[2] 1984 was the most successful of the Cal State Fullerton Titans football program's 23 seasons of competition.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Boise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 27–25	16,845	[3]
September 8	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 21–13	45,066	[4]
September 15	Idaho*	Santa Ana Stadium Santa Ana, CA	W 28–7	5,650	[5]
September 22	at Colorado State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 34–22	23,512	[6]
September 29	Utah State	Santa Ana Stadium Santa Ana, CA	W 27–16	6,262	[7]
October 6	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 41–31	19,567	[8]
October 13	San Jose State	Santa Ana Stadium Santa Ana, CA	W 21–12	9,260	[9]
October 20	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NA	W 36–14	11,026	[10]
October 27	at Long Beach State	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	W 42–28	9,721	[11]
November 3	Fresno State	Santa Ana Stadium Santa Ana, CA	W 20–17	12,121	[12]
November 10	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 20–0 (forfeit win)	25,678	[13]
November 17	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 20–0	8,634	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Team players in the NFL

The following Cal State Fullerton Titans were selected in the 1985 NFL draft.^[16][17][18]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Daren Gilbert	Tackle	2	38	New Orleans Saints
Andre Pinesett	Defensive tackle	10	256	Indianapolis Colts

The following finished their college career in 1984, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.^{[note 1]}

Player	Position	First NFL team
Marv Williams	Tight end	1987 Washington Redskins
Vincent Gamache	Punter	1986 Seattle Seahawks

Notes

1. Starting quarterback Damon Allen did not play in the NFL, but played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for 23 years and was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2012.