1951 Los Angeles State Diablos football team

The 1951 Los Angeles State Diablos football team represented Los Angeles State[note 1] during the 1951 college football season.

1951 Los Angeles State Diablos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1951 record1–7 (0–4 CCAA)
Head coach
  • Leonard (Bud) Adams (1st season)
Home stadiumLos Angeles City College
1951 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
San Diego State $ 4 –0 –0  10 –0 –1
Cal Poly 2 –1 –1  5 –4 –1
Pepperdine 2 –1 –1  5 –4 –1
Santa Barbara 1 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Los Angeles State 0 –4 –0  1 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Los Angeles State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). This was the first year of intercollegiate play for Los Angeles State, and the team was led by head coach Leonard (Bud) Adams. The Diablos played home games at Los Angeles City College. They finished the season with a record of one win and seven losses (1–7, 0–4 CCAA). They were outscored 63–220 for the season, including being shut out four times.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 28Terminal Island Navy[note 2]*
L 18–26[1]
October 5at San Francisco State[note 3]*
L 13–37[2]
October 13at Cal Poly[note 4]
L 0–21[3]
October 19at Occidental*
  • D.W. Patterson Field
  • Los Angeles
L 0–16[4]
October 27at San Diego State[note 5]
L 0–646,000[5][6]
November 2La Verne*
  • Los Angeles City College
  • Los Angeles
W 19–14[7]
November 9Pepperdine[note 6]
  • Los Angeles City College
  • Los Angeles ("Old Shoe" Rivalry)
L 13–16
November 16at Santa Barbara[note 7]
L 0–26[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Los Angeles State players were selected in the 1952 NFL Draft.[10][11]

Notes
  1. California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
  2. Naval Air Station Terminal Island was one of several names for the Naval air station and repair facility located on Terminal Island in Los Angeles County, California from 1938 to 1997
  3. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  5. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
  7. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1958.

References
  1. "Terminal Island Spoils Debut of L.A. State, 26-18". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 29, 1951. p. III-3. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "L.A. State Routed by San Francisco". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 6, 1951. p. III-3. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Cal Poly Overpowers L.A. State Team, 21-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 14, 1951. p. II-14. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Oxy Blanks LA State, 16-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 20, 1951. p. II-14. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Howard Hagen (October 28, 1951). "Aztecs Bop L.A. State". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-2.
  6. "Aztecs Rip L.A. State". San Bernardino Sun-Telegram. San Bernardino, California. October 28, 1951. p. 38. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "LA Staters Win First One". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1951. p. 38. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "L.A. State Beaten by Flying Gauchos". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 17, 1951. p. III-3. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "1951 - Cal St.-Los Angeles". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  10. "1952 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  11. "Los Angeles St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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