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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]
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 ...
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.
Cal State LA's more than 11 acres (4.5 ha) of athletic facilities is named the Billie Jean King Sports Complex. The sports complex—designation which was approved by the CSU Board of Trustees Sept. 21—features the Eagles Nest Gymnasium, the University Stadium, Jesse Owens Track and Field, Reeder Field (baseball), the swimming pool, and ...
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 ...
American football at California State University, Los Angeles. During the era in which Cal State LA sponsored football (1951–1977), the school nickname was Diablos instead of the current Golden Eagles. The "Diablos" nickname is maintained in the school's football categories for purposes of historic accuracy.
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.
Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Williams, who had helmed the team from 1966 to 1968, the Diablos compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 0–3–1 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the CCAA, although they had the program's first winning season since 1968. The team was outscored 243 to 233 for the season.