Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football

Cal State LA Diablos football team represented the California State University, Los Angeles from the 1951[1] through the 1977[2] college football seasons. Between 1947 and 1963, the university was known as the Los Angeles State College and the athletic teams were known as Los Angeles State.[3] When the university was renamed the California State College at Los Angeles, the athletic teams were re-branded as Cal State LA. In 1980, the university adopted the current Golden Eagles nickname.[4]

Cal State LA Diablos football
First season1951 (1951)
Last season1977 (1977)
Head coachRod Hull (final coach)
StadiumCampus Field
LocationLos Angeles, California
ConferenceCCAA
All-time record102–139–9 (.426)
Bowl record1–0 (1.000)
Claimed national titles1 (1964 College Division)
Conference titles3

The Diablos competed as the member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) from 1951[1] through the 1968 season. Between 1969 and 1973 the Diablos were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association,[5][6][7] before returning to the CCAA for the 1974 and the 1975 seasons. They finished their final two seasons as an independent.[8]

They played their home games throughout Los Angeles and played their final season at Campus Field on the university campus. In 27 years, the Diablos compiled an all-time record of 102 wins, 139 losses and 9 ties (102–139–9).

Seasons
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Leonard Adams (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1951–1962)
1951 Los Angeles State 1–70–45th——
1952 Los Angeles State 4–41–34th——
1953 Los Angeles State 2–71–4T–5th——
1954 Los Angeles State 2–6–10–45th——
1955 Los Angeles State 3–60–14th——
1956 Los Angeles State 3–5–10–14th——
1957 Los Angeles State 5–41–1T–3rd——
1958 Los Angeles State 4–4–10–4–16th——
1959 Los Angeles State 7–33–2T–2nd——
1960 Los Angeles State 4–3–12–2–13rd——
1961 Los Angeles State 4–4–12–2–1T–3rd——
1962 Los Angeles State 2–80–67th——
Adams: 41–61–510–33–3
Homer Beatty (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1963–1965)
1963 Los Angeles State 7–13–11st——
1964 Cal State LA 9–05–01st11
1965 Cal State LA 9–15–01stW Camellia Bowl21
Franz: 25–213–1
Jim Williams (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1966–1968)
1966 Cal State LA 4–62–3T–4th——
1967 Cal State LA 1–90–56th——
1968 Cal State LA 3–32–2T–2nd——
Williams: 8–184–10
Walt Thurmond (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1969)
1969 Cal State LA 0–90–47th——
Thurmond: 0–90–4
Bob Enger (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1970)
1970 Cal State LA 1–90–47th——
Enger: 1–90–4
Foster Andersen (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1971–1973)
1971 Cal State LA 2–80–37th——
1972 Cal State LA 3–70–0——
1973 Cal State LA 4–6–10–0——
Anderson: 9–21–10–3
Jim Williams (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1974–1975)
1974 Cal State LA 5–4–10–3–15th——
1975 Cal State LA 1–7–10–4–05th——
Williams: 6–11–20–7–1
Ron Hull (Independent) (1976–1977)
1976 Cal State LA 5–3–1——
1977 Cal State LA 4–5——
Hull: 9–8–1
Total:102–139–9
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "L.A. State's Grids Reverse National Trend". Los Angeles Times. 30 August 1951. ProQuest 166188317.
  2. Ostler, Scott (6 December 1977). "Cal State L. A. Drops Football After 27 Seasons". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 158534348.
  3. Harris, Robert E.G. (29 September 1949). "A Big, New, Different College in Los Angeles". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165982900.
  4. "History of Cal State L.A." Cal State LA. Cal State LA.
  5. "About The Big West Conference". Big West Conference. Archived from the original on August 10, 2001. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  6. "Cal State (LA), UCSB Quit PCAA Conference". Los Angeles Times. 16 February 1973. ProQuest 157249916.
  7. Miles, Jerry (May 16, 1969). "Pacific Eight Gets New Rival". Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Strege, John (8 October 1976). "Cal State L.A. Is 3-0 After a Year of Strife". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 158203365.
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