Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 5 at Wyoming L 13–3817,972 [ 1]
September 12 at Utah State L 9–1412,472 [ 2] [ 3]
September 19 at Hawaii * L 12–3845,061 [ 4]
September 26 at Arizona * L 16–3736,279 [ 5]
October 3 Cal Poly * W 34–105,125 [ 6]
October 10 at Fresno State W 13–1020,348 [ 7]
October 17 at San Jose State L 23–4521,238 [ 8]
October 24 Long Beach State L 9–103,800 [ 9]
October 31 at Pacific (CA) L 16–1715,003 [ 10]
November 7 No. 3 Boise State * W 20–172,100 [ 11]
November 21 Nevada * L 34–362,500 [ 12]
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^ Pete Donovan (September 6, 1981). "Fullerton Has Opening-Day Jitters Against Wyoming" . The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Pete Donovan (September 13, 1981). "Utah State Slips Past Titans, 14-9" . The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Pete Donovan (September 13, 1981). "Fullerton: Utah St. Wins" . The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-13. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Hawaii 38, CS Fullerton 12" . The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. September 21, 1981. p. III-10. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Pete Donovan (September 27, 1981). "The Last Half Proves to Be the Worst for Cal State Fullerton, 37-16" . The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Pete Donovan (October 4, 1981). "Fullerton Wins Home Opener" . The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF) . Retrieved December 8, 2016 .
^ Pete Donovan (October 18, 1981). "Spartans Run It Up, Titans Run Out of Gas" . The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-3. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Pete Donovan (October 25, 1981). "Someone Had to Win ... It Happened to Be Long Beach" . The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. p. III-19. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Fullerton Misses on Big Play, Loses to UOP, 17-16" . The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1981. p. III-9. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Pete Donovan (November 8, 1981). "In a Wild Finish, Fullerton Kicks Back to Win, 20-17" . The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-15. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Pete Donovan (November 22, 1981). "Nevada-Reno Hands Fullerton Eighth Loss" . The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-20. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1981 Cal State Fullerton Titans Schedule and Results" . Retrieved February 1, 2017 .
^ "1981 - Cal St.-Fullerton" . Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2017 .