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The Cal State Los Angeles Diablos college football team represented California State University, Los Angeles from 1951 to 1977. The Diablos competed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) College Division
The program had seven different head coaches in its 27 seasons of existence, including one who had multiple tenures as coach.
| No. | Coach | Tenure | Seasons | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Bowls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonard Adams | 1951–1962 | 12 | 41 | 61 | 6 | .407 | 0 |
| 2 | Homer Beatty | 1963–1965 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | .926 | 1 |
| 3 | Jim Williams (totals included on line 7) | 1966–1968 | ||||||
| 4 | Walter Thurmond | 1969 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| 5 | Bob Enger | 1970 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 0 |
| 6 | Foster Andersen | 1971–1973 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 1 | .306 | 0 |
| 7 | Jim Williams | 1974–1975 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 2 | .375 | 0 |
| 8 | Ron Hull | 1976–1977 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | .528 | 0 |
| Totals | 1951–1977 | 27 | 102 | 139 | 10 | .426 | 1 |
The 1971 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College—now known as California State University, Fresno—as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Darryl Rogers, the Fresno State compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the PCAA. The Bulldogs played their home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.
The 1965 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College—now known as California State University, Fresno—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Phil Krueger in his second and final season as head coach, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the CCAA. The Bulldogs played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.
The 1967 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College—now known as California State University, Fresno—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Darryl Rogers, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the CCAA. The Bulldogs played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.
The 1965 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State College—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Sheldon Harden, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the CCAA. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
The 1963 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 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Homer Beatty, Los Angeles State compiled an overall record of 7–1 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the CCAA title with San Diego State. The Diablos played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
The 1964 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team was an American football team that represented California State College at Los Angeles—now known as California State University, Los Angeles—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Homer Beatty, Cal State Los Angeles compiled an overall record of 9–0 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title. The Diablos began the season ranked No. 13 in the UPI small college poll. After defeating No. 1 San Diego State on the road, they jumped to No. 5. They went on to compile a perfect 9–0 record, winning the CCAA championship and outscoring opponents by a total of 368 to 64, an average score of 41–7. It was the first perfect season in school history.
The 1965 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team represented California State College at Los Angeles—now known as California State University, Los Angeles—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Homer Beatty in his third and final season as head coach, Cal State Los Angeles compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title for the third consecutive season. The team outscored its opponents 264 to 97 for the season. At the end of the regular season, Cal State Los Angeles qualified for the Camellia Bowl, which was the Western Regional Final for the NCAA College Division. The Diablos beat UC Santa Barbara in the game, 18–10. The year-end AP small college football poll had Cal State Los Angeles ranked second. The Diablos played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
The 1966 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team represented California State College at Los Angeles—now known as California State University, Los Angeles—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Williams, Cal State Los Angeles compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the CCAA. The Diablos played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
The 1967 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team represented California State College at Los Angeles—now known as California State University, Los Angeles—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Williams, Cal State Los Angeles compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the CCAA. The Diablos played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
The 1968 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team represented California State College at Los Angeles—now known as California State University, Los Angeles—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Williams, Cal State Los Angeles compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the CCAA. The Diablos played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
The 1961 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 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Leonard Adams, Los Angeles State compiled an overall record of 4–4–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the CCAA. The Diablos played three home games at L.A. State Stadium in Los Angeles and two at East Los Angeles College Stadium in Monterey Park, California.
The 1960 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 1960 NCAA College Division football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Leonard Adams, Los Angeles State compiled an overall record of 4–3–1 with a mark of 2–1–1 in conference play, placing third 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.
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.
The 1958 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 1958 NCAA College Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Leonard Adams, Los Angeles State compiled an overall record of 4–4–1 with a mark of 0–4–1 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the CCAA. The Diablos played four home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and one home game at East Los Angeles College Stadium in Monterey Park, California.
The 1957 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 1957 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Leonard Adams, Los Angeles State compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 1–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the CCAA. The Diablos played four home games at four separate sites: Snyder Stadium in Los Angeles, East Los Angeles College Stadium in Monterey Park, California, Reseda High School in Reseda, Los Angeles, and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
The 1956 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 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Leonard Adams, Los Angeles State compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 0–1 in conference play, placing fourth in the CCAA. The Diablos played six home games at three separate sites: three games at Snyder Stadium in Los Angeles, two games East Los Angeles College Stadium in Monterey Park, California, and one game at Reseda High School in Reseda, Los Angeles.
The 1953 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 1953 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Leonard Adams, Los Angeles State compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the CCAA. The Diablos played home games at Snyder Stadium in Los Angeles.
The 1969 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team represented California State College at Los Angeles—now known as California State University, Los Angeles—as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. This was the inaugural season for the PCAA and Cal State Los Angeles's first season competing at the NCAA University Division level. Led by Walt Thurmond in his first and only season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 0–9 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the PCAA. The Diablos were shut out four times and scored only 67 points for the season while allowing up 329. Cal State Los Angeles played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
The 1970 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team represented California State College at Los Angeles—now known as California State University, Los Angeles—as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Ron Enger in his first and only season as head coach, Cal State Los Angeles compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the PCAA. The Diablos were shut out three times and scored only 54 points for the season while allowing up 325. Cal State Los Angeles played home games at the East Los Angeles College Stadium in Monterey Park, California.
The 1971 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team represented California State College at Los Angeles—now known as California State University, Los Angeles—as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Foster Andersen, Cal State Los Angeles compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the PCAA. This was the third straight year the Diablos had a new head coach. The team was held to a touchdown or less in eight of their ten games. For the year, they scored 90 points while allowing 269. Cal State Los Angeles played home games at the East Los Angeles College Stadium in Monterey Park, California.