1979 Cal State Fullerton
3–8 (1–4 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Jim Colletto. Officially 4–7. San José State forfeited to Cal State Fullerton. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Cal State Northridge 49–3Oct 27
By 46 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs UNLV | L 14–35 | 55% |
| Sep 22 | at Boise State | L 3–22 | 42% |
| Sep 29 | atPacific | W 17–7 | 37% |
| Oct 6 | at San José State | L 0–23won by forfeit | 33% |
| Oct 13 | vs Eastern Kentucky | L 7–33 | 76% |
| Oct 20 | at UL Monroe | L 17–28 | 32% |
| Oct 27 | vsCal State Northridge | W 49–3 | 70% |
| Nov 3 | at Utah State | L 7–35 | 19% |
| Nov 10 | vs Fresno State | L 24–28 | 51% |
| Nov 17 | at Idaho State | W 42–7 | 54% |
| Nov 24 | atLong Beach State | L 13–16 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Long Beach State 16–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.
In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 1–4 5th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 193–237
- Coach
- Jim Colletto
- Elo
- 1294 −97 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −13.9 No. 121 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
1979 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 4–0–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| San José State | 4–0–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| Long Beach State | 3–2 | 7–4 | |
| Fresno State | 2–3 | 4–7 | |
| Cal State Fullerton | 1–4 | 3–8 | |
| Pacific | 0–5 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.