1988 Cal State Fullerton
5–6 (5–2 Big West), coached by Gene Murphy. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat San José State 58–13Nov 12
By 45 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Louisiana | L 9–24 | 39% |
| Sep 10 | at 12West Virginia | L 10–45 | 26% |
| Sep 17 | at UNLV | W 20–10 | 40% |
| Sep 24 | vsPacific | W 13–10 | 72% |
| Oct 1 | at 18Wyoming | L 16–35 | 21% |
| Oct 8 | vs Fresno State | L 10–23 | 48% |
| Oct 15 | atLong Beach State | L 22–24 | 60% |
| Oct 22 | at New Mexico State | W 24–3 | 61% |
| Oct 29 | at Akron | L 14–15 | 50% |
| Nov 12 | vs San José State | W 58–13 | 56% |
| Nov 19 | vs Utah State | W 23–13 | 69% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Utah State 23–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big West.
In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1988.
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 5–2 2nd in Big West
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 219–215
- Coach
- Gene Murphy
- Elo
- 1473 +13 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −8.4 No. 77 of 105 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
1988 Big West standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno State | 7–0 | 10–2 | |
| Cal State Fullerton | 5–2 | 5–6 | |
| Utah State | 4–3 | 4–7 | |
| San José State | 4–3 | 4–8 | |
| UNLV | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Long Beach State | 3–4 | 3–9 | |
| Pacific | 2–5 | 2–9 | |
| New Mexico State | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.