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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 ...
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.
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.
Led by Bob 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.
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 (5–0 against CCAA members), winning the CCAA championship and outscoring opponents by a total of 368 to 64, an average score of 41–7.
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.
The two games played against PCAA teams did not count in the conference standings. Led by second-year head coach Foster Andersen, Cal State Los Angeles compiled an overall record of 3–7. The team was outscored 257 to 155 for the season. The Diablos played home games at the Campus Stadium in Los Angeles.