The 1962 Los Angeles State Diablos football team represented Los Angeles State College—now known as California State University, Los Angeles—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Leonard Adams in his 12th and final season as head coach, Los Angeles State compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the CCAA. The Diablos played home games at L.A. State Stadium in Los Angeles.

Adams finished tenure at Los Angeles State with an overall record of 41–61–6, for a .407 winning percentage.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22		at San Diego State	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	L 14–26	8,500	[1]
September 29		Hawaii*	L.A. State Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 10–6	3,267	[2]
October 6		UC Santa Barbara*	L.A. State Stadium Los Angeles, CA	L 13–23
October 13		Pacific (CA)	L.A. State Stadium Los Angeles, CA	L 13–34
October 20		No. 2 Fresno State	L.A. State Stadium Los Angeles, CA	L 0–34	4,630	[3] [4]
October 27		at University of Mexico*	Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City, Mexico	W 28–10
November 3		at Cal Poly	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 0–28
November 10		Long Beach State	L.A. State Stadium Los Angeles, CA	L 22–23	3,170	[5]
November 17		at Valley State	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	L 13–15
November 22	11:00 a.m.	at Cal Poly Pomona	Mt. Sac Stadium Walnut, CA	L 10–32	5,000–5,500	[6] [7] [8]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Team players in the NFL

The following Los Angeles State players were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft. ^{[10] [11]}

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