1960 Los Angeles State Diablos football team

The 1960 Los Angeles State Diablos football team represented Los Angeles State[note 1] during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season.

1960 Los Angeles State Diablos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1960 record4–3–1 (2–1–1 CCAA)
Head coach
  • Leonard (Bud) Adams (10th season)
Home stadiumRose Bowl
1960 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 9 UPI Fresno State $ 5 0 0  9 1 0
Long Beach State 3 1 1  5 3 1
Los Angeles State 2 1 1  4 3 1
Cal Poly 1 2 0  1 5 0
UC Santa Barbara 1 3 0  2 5 1
San Diego State 0 5 0  1 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

Los Angeles State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by tenth-year head coach Leonard (Bud) Adams, who had been the leader of the team since the school started playing intercollegiate football in 1951. The Diablos played one home game at East L.A. College Stadium Monterey Park, California and three at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins, three losses and one tie (4–3–1, 2–1–1 CCAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 10Hawaii*L 7–207,800[1]
September 24at San Diego State[note 2]W 24–149,500[2]
October 1at Pepperdine[note 3]*
W 27–6
October 8UC Santa BarbaraW 14–6
October 15at San Francisco State[note 4]*L 6–35
October 22Fresno State[note 5]
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
L 13–35
October 29at University of Mexico*W 40–7
November 12Long Beach State[note 6]
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
T 3–3
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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Team players in the NFL

The following Los Angeles State players were selected in the 1961 NFL Draft.[4][5]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Ron PuckettTackle570Detroit Lions
Bob VoightDefensive Tackle18239Minnesota Vikings

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. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  3. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
  4. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  6. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.

References

  1. "Hawaii Hands 20-7 Defeat to L.A. State". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 11, 1960. p. H-10. Retrieved January 21, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Diablos Beat Aztecs, 24-14". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 25, 1960. p. H-4. Retrieved January 21, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1960 - Cal St.-Los Angeles". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  4. "1961 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  5. "Los Angeles St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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