1985 Cal State Fullerton

6–⁠5 (5–⁠2 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Gene Murphy.

Schedule and results

Cal State Fullerton in 1985, game by game: lost at Montana 30–31; lost vs. Nevada 3–30; lost at Wyoming 8–31; won at San José State 20–18; won at Utah State 32–30; lost vs. UNLV 6–10; lost vs. Fresno State 7–42; won vs. New Mexico State 21–17; won at Northern Arizona 22–8; won at Long Beach State 38–27; won at Pacific 43–37+14−35Lost 30–31 at Montana-1MontanaLost 3–30 vs. Nevada-27NevadaLost 8–31 at Wyoming-23WyomingWon 20–18 at San José State+2San José StateWon 32–30 at Utah State+2Utah StateLost 6–10 vs. UNLV-4UNLVLost 7–42 vs. Fresno State-35Fresno StateWon 21–17 vs. New Mexico State+4New Mexico StateWon 22–8 at Northern Arizona+14Northern ArizonaWon 38–27 at Long Beach State+11Long Beach StateWon 43–37 at Pacific+6Pacific
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pacific 43–⁠37; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠2 2nd in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
230–⁠281
Coach
Gene Murphy
Elo
1497 −63 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.7 No. 98 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1986

The 1986 draft
Rd 2Mark Collins DBNew York Giants
Rd 4James Pruitt WRMiami Dolphins
Rd 7Corn Redick WRPhiladelphia Eagles

1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Fresno State7–⁠011–⁠0–⁠1
Cal State Fullerton5–⁠26–⁠5
UNLV4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Long Beach State4–⁠36–⁠6
Utah State3–⁠43–⁠8
San José State2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠8–⁠1
Pacific2–⁠55–⁠7
New Mexico State0–⁠71–⁠10

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