| Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1951 |
| Last season | 1977 |
| Head coach | Rod Hull (final coach) |
| Stadium | Campus Field |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Conference | CCAA |
| All-time record | 102–139–9 (.426) |
| Bowl record | 1–0 (1.000) |
| Claimed national titles | 1 (1964 College Division) |
| Conference titles | 3 |
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 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) from 1951 through the 1968 season. [1] 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 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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References
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- ^ Ostler, Scott (6 December 1977). "Cal State L. A. Drops Football After 27 Seasons". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 158534348.
- ^ Harris, Robert E.G. (29 September 1949). "A Big, New, Different College in Los Angeles". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165982900.
- ^ "History of Cal State L.A." Cal State LA. 22 October 2013.
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- ^ "Cal State (LA), UCSB Quit PCAA Conference". Los Angeles Times. 16 February 1973. ProQuest 157249916.
- ^ Miles, Jerry (May 16, 1969). "Pacific Eight Gets New Rival". Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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