1990 Cal State Fullerton

1–⁠11 (0–⁠7 Big West), coached by Gene Murphy.

Schedule and results

Cal State Fullerton in 1990, game by game: won vs. Sonoma State 38–24; lost at No. 3 Auburn 17–38; lost at Mississippi State 13–27; lost at Akron 17–48; lost vs. No. 24 Fresno State 3–38; lost at UNLV 10–29; lost vs. Pacific 37–67; lost at Hawai’i 21–45; lost at Long Beach State 35–37; lost vs. San José State 6–44; lost vs. Utah State 17–45; lost at New Mexico State 9–43+14−38Won 38–24 vs. Sonoma State+14Sonoma StateLost 17–38 at No. 3 Auburn-21No. 3 AuburnLost 13–27 at Mississippi State-14Mississippi Sta…Lost 17–48 at Akron-31AkronLost 3–38 vs. No. 24 Fresno State-35No. 24 Fresno StateLost 10–29 at UNLV-19UNLVLost 37–67 vs. Pacific-30PacificLost 21–45 at Hawai’i-24Hawai’iLost 35–37 at Long Beach State-2Long Beach StateLost 6–44 vs. San José State-38San José StateLost 17–45 vs. Utah State-28Utah StateLost 9–43 at New Mexico State-34New Mexico State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Mexico State 43–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big West.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

Record
1–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠7 8th in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
223–⁠485
Coach
Gene Murphy
Elo
1225 −268 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.8 No. 107 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—

1990 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San José State7–⁠09–⁠2–⁠1
Fresno State5–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Utah State5–⁠1–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Long Beach State4–⁠36–⁠5
UNLV3–⁠44–⁠7
Pacific2–⁠54–⁠7
New Mexico State1–⁠61–⁠10
Cal State Fullerton0–⁠71–⁠11

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