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1984 Cal State Fullerton

11–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Gene Murphy. Officially 12–⁠0. UNLV forfeited to Cal State Fullerton.

Schedule and results

Cal State Fullerton in 1984, game by game: won at Boise State 27–25; won at Hawai’i 21–13; won vs. Idaho 28–7; won at Colorado State 34–22; won vs. Utah State 27–16; won at Pacific 41–31; won vs. San José State 21–12; won at Nevada 36–14; won vs. Long Beach State 42–28; won at Fresno State 20–17; lost at UNLV 20–26; won at New Mexico State 20–0+22−6Won 27–25 at Boise State+2Boise StateWon 21–13 at Hawai’i+8Hawai’iWon 28–7 vs. Idaho+21IdahoWon 34–22 at Colorado State+12Colorado StateWon 27–16 vs. Utah State+11Utah StateWon 41–31 at Pacific+10PacificWon 21–12 vs. San José State+9San José StateWon 36–14 at Nevada+22NevadaWon 42–28 vs. Long Beach State+14Long Beach StateWon 20–17 at Fresno State+3Fresno StateLost 20–26 at UNLV-6UNLVWon 20–0 at New Mexico State+20New Mexico State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atBoise StateW 27–⁠2554%
Sep 8atHawai’iW 21–⁠1335%
Sep 15vsIdahoW 28–⁠776%
Sep 22atColorado StateW 34–⁠2250%
Sep 29vsUtah StateW 27–⁠1672%
Oct 6atPacificW 41–⁠3165%
Oct 13vsSan José StateW 21–⁠1262%
Oct 20atNevadaW 36–⁠1476%
Oct 27vsLong Beach StateW 42–⁠2872%
Nov 3atFresno StateW 20–⁠1749%
Nov 10atUNLVL 20–⁠26won by forfeit40%
Nov 17atNew Mexico StateW 20–⁠079%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Mexico State 20–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
337–⁠211
Coach
Gene Murphy
Elo
1590 +165 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.1 No. 58 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 2Daren Gilbert OTNew Orleans Saints
Rd 6Mark Pembrook DBNew York Giants

1984 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UNLV7–⁠011–⁠2
Cal State Fullerton6–⁠111–⁠1
San José State5–⁠26–⁠5
Fresno State3–⁠46–⁠6
Long Beach State3–⁠44–⁠7
Pacific2–⁠54–⁠7
Utah State1–⁠51–⁠10
New Mexico State0–⁠62–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.