[2] Just two weeks prior to the Grambling game, tragedy struck the program when a plane crash on November 13, 1971, resulted in the deaths of three Titan assistant coaches: Joe O'Hara, Dallas Moon and Bill Hannah.
During the Colletto era, the Titans would not have a winning season, with the lone bright spot of his tenure coming in 1978 with Obie Graves rushing for 1,789 total yards including 291-yards in a 34–9 upset of Long Beach State.
[2] Colletto would resign from his position following the 1979 season with Gene Murphy being announced as the program's fourth all-time head coach on December 16, 1979.
[2] The Titans would build upon their successes in finishing the 1984 season again as conference champion with a record of 11–1, while moving home games back to Santa Ana Stadium.
The team played the 1992 season at on-campus Titan Stadium, but during that year, the Fullerton Academic Senate voted 24–7 to recommend disbanding the program.
That decision was halted by then-university president Milton A. Gordon on December 7, 1992 and Fullerton announced that it would suspend the program effective immediately for one year, with the intention of returning to play at the Division I-AA level for the 1994 season.
[2][4] However, citing budget restraints, Cal State Fullerton decided in February 1994 against bringing back football.
[17] Amazingly, during the period between 2006 and 2008, the CFL all-time leaders in passing, rushing and receiving yardage were simultaneously former Cal State Fullerton Titans.