1961 Los Angeles State Diablos football team

The 1961 Los Angeles State Diablos football team represented Los Angeles State[note 1] during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season.

1961 Los Angeles State Diablos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1961 record4–4–1 (2–2–1 CCAA)
Head coach
  • Leonard (Bud) Adams (11th season)
Home stadiumL.A. State Stadium
1961 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 AP / No. 5 UPI Fresno State $ 5 –0 –0  10 –0 –0
Cal Poly 3 –2 –0  4 –4 –0
San Diego State 2 –2 –1  7 –2 –1
Los Angeles State 2 –2 –1  4 –4 –1
Long Beach State 2 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
UC Santa Barbara 0 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

Los Angeles State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by eleventh-year head coach Leonard (Bud) Adams, who had been the leader of the team since the school started playing intercollegiate football in 1951. They finished the season with a record of four wins, four losses and one tie (4–4–1, 2–2–1 CCAA).

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 16Cal Poly Pomona[note 2]*
L 11–21
September 23San Diego State[note 3]
T 13–134,752[1]
September 30University of Mexico*
  • East L.A. College Stadium
  • Monterey Park, California
W 40–0
October 7at UC Santa Barbara
W 31–8
October 14San Francisco State[note 4]*
  • L.A. State Stadium
  • Los Angeles
W 28–21
October 21at No. 10 Fresno State[note 5]
L 6–3511,151[2]
October 28at Pacific (CA)[note 6]*
L 27–45
November 4Cal Poly[note 7]
  • L.A. State Stadium
  • Los Angeles
L 13–404,983[3]
November 11at Long Beach State[note 8]
W 17–65,341[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Small-College Football Poll poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Los Angeles State players were selected in the 1962 NFL Draft.[6][7]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Fred GillettCenter – Linebacker – Guard19261Baltimore Colts

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. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit from 1957 to 1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
  3. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  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. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  7. 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.
  8. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.

References
  1. "L.A. Staters Tied by S.D." Independent Star-News. Pasadena, California. September 24, 1961. p. A-6. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. "Diablos Drubbed; Bulldogs KO Oxy". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 5, 1961. p. H-8. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Al Larson (November 12, 1961). "Diablos in 17-6 Upset of 49ers". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1961 - Cal St.-Los Angeles". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  6. "1962 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  7. "Los Angeles St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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