1978 Cal State Fullerton
5–7 (2–2 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Jim Colletto. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Fresno State 37–8Oct 28
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Boise State | L 12–42 | 49% |
| Sep 16 | vsSanta Clara | W 35–20 | 76% |
| Sep 23 | at Cal Poly | L 27–41 | 68% |
| Sep 30 | at Hawai’i | L 33–42 | 27% |
| Oct 7 | atPacific | L 17–35 | 28% |
| Oct 14 | vs Nevada | L 14–37 | 63% |
| Oct 21 | atLong Beach State | W 34–9 | 16% |
| Oct 28 | at Fresno State | W 37–8 | 32% |
| Nov 4 | at San José State | L 21–30 | 34% |
| Nov 11 | atCal State Northridge | W 31–20 | 62% |
| Nov 18 | atCal Poly-Pomona | W 30–22 | 65% |
| Nov 24 | at UNLV | L 7–24 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to UNLV 24–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.
In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).
- Record
- 5–7
- Conference
- 2–2 4th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 298–330
- Coach
- Jim Colletto
- Elo
- 1337 −24 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −3.2 No. 79 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1978 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| San José State | 4–1 | 7–5 | |
 Utah State | 3–1 | 7–4 | |
| Pacific | 3–2 | 4–8 | |
| Cal State Fullerton | 2–2 | 5–7 | |
| Long Beach State | 1–4 | 5–6 | |
| Fresno State | 1–4 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.