Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football

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Cal State Los Angeles 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

Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team represented the California State University, Los Angeles from the 1951 season through the 1977 season.[1][2] 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 Los Angeles. In 1980, the university adopted the current Golden Eagles nickname.[4]

The Diablos competed as the member of the

Pacific Coast Athletic Association,[5][6][7] before returning to the CCAA for the 1974 and 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 Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Leonard Adams (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1951–1962)
1951 Los Angeles State 1–7 0–4 5th
1952 Los Angeles State 4–4 1–3 4th
1953 Los Angeles State 2–7 1–4 T–5th
1954 Los Angeles State 2–6–1 0–4 5th
1955 Los Angeles State 3–6 0–1 4th
1956 Los Angeles State 3–5–1 0–1 4th
1957 Los Angeles State 5–4 1–1 T–3rd
1958 Los Angeles State 4–4–1 0–4–1 6th
1959 Los Angeles State 7–3 3–2 T–2nd
1960 Los Angeles State 4–3–1 2–2–1 3rd
1961 Los Angeles State 4–4–1 2–2–1 T–3rd
1962 Los Angeles State 2–8 0–6 7th
Adams: 41–61–5 10–33–3
Homer Beatty (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1963–1965)
1963 Los Angeles State 7–1 3–1 T-1st[9]
1964 Cal State LA 9–0 5–0 1st 1 1
1965 Cal State LA 9–1 5–0 1st W
Camellia Bowl
2 1
Franz: 25–2 13–1
Jim Williams (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1966–1968)
1966 Cal State LA 4–6 2–3 T–4th
1967 Cal State LA 1–9 0–5 6th
1968 Cal State LA 3–3 2–2 T–2nd
Williams: 8–18 4–10
Walt Thurmond (
Pacific Coast Athletic Association
)
(1969)
1969 Cal State LA 0–9 0–4 7th
Thurmond: 0–9 0–4
Bob Enger (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1970)
1970 Cal State LA 1–9 0–4 7th
Enger: 1–9 0–4
Foster Andersen (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1971–1973)
1971 Cal State LA 2–8 0–3 7th
1972 Cal State LA 3–7 0–0
1973 Cal State LA 4–6–1 0–0
Anderson: 9–21–1 0–3
Jim Williams (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1974–1975)
1974 Cal State LA 5–4–1 0–3–1 5th
1975 Cal State LA 1–7–1 0–4–0 5th
Williams: 6–11–2 0–7–1
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

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