Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football

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Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football
First season 1951; 73 years ago
Last season 1977; 47 years ago
Head coach Ron Hull (final)
2nd season, 9–8–1 (.528)
StadiumCampus Field
Location Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Conference CCAA
All-time record102–139–9 (.426)
Bowl record1–0 (1.000)
Claimed national titles1 (1964 UPI small college)
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 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

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/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 7–13–1T–1st [9]
1964 Cal State Los Angeles 9–05–01st11
1965 Cal State Los Angeles 9–15–01stW Camellia Bowl 21
Franz:25–213–1
Jim Williams (California Collegiate Athletic Association)(1966–1968)
1966 Cal State Los Angeles 4–62–3T–4th
1967 Cal State Los Angeles 1–90–56th
1968 Cal State Los Angeles 3–32–2T–2nd
Williams:8–184–10
Walt Thurmond (Pacific Coast Athletic Association)(1969)
1969 Cal State Los Angeles 0–90–47th
Thurmond:0–90–4
Bob Enger (Pacific Coast Athletic Association)(1970)
1970 Cal State Los Angeles 1–90–47th
Enger:1–90–4
Foster Andersen (Pacific Coast Athletic Association)(1971–1973)
1971 Cal State Los Angeles 2–80–37th
1972 Cal State Los Angeles 3–70–0
1973 Cal State Los Angeles 4–6–10–0
Anderson:9–21–10–3
Jim Williams (California Collegiate Athletic Association)(1974–1975)
1974 Cal State Los Angeles 5–4–10–3–15th
1975 Cal State Los Angeles 1–7–10–4–05th
Williams:6–11–20–7–1
Ron Hull (NCAA Division II independent)(1976–1977)
1976 Cal State Los Angeles 5–3–1
1977 Cal State Los Angeles 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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