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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 ]
Notable players of American football at California State University, Los Angeles. Cal State LA dropped football after the 1977 season, before it changed its nickname from Diablos to Golden Eagles in January 1981. The "Diablos" nickname is maintained in the school's football categories for purposes of historic accuracy.
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.
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 ...
The Diablos tallied 2,632 yards of total offense (292.4 per game), consisting of 1,305 passing yards (145.0 per game) and 1,327 rushing yards (147.5 per game). On defense, they gave up 2,585 yards (287.3 per game), including 1,150 passing yards (127.8 per game) and 1,435 rushing yards (159.4 per game).
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.
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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 ...