The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Leonard Adams, Los Angeles State compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the CCAA. The Diablos played three home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and one home game at East Los Angeles College Stadium in Monterey Park, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Mexico Poly*	East Los Angeles College Stadium Monterey Park, CA	W 25–8	11,000	[1]
September 19	at Sacramento State*	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 60–12
September 26	San Diego State	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	W 21–3		[2]
October 3	Pepperdine*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA ("Old Shoe" rivalry)	W 48–14
October 9	at UC Santa Barbara	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 19–0
October 24	at Long Beach State	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 7–12	4,800	[3]
October 31	at University of Mexico*	Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City, Mexico	W 40–22	20,000	[4]
November 7	Cal Poly	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	W 29–28	4,000	[5]
November 13	at Hawaii*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 6–27	7,000	[6]
November 21	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 0–21	8,000–12,440	[7]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Team players in the NFL

The following Los Angeles State players were selected in the 1960 NFL Draft. ^{[9] [10]}

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