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The National Football League (NFL) has had a long and complicated history in Los Angeles, the second-largest media market in the United States. Los Angeles became the first city on the West Coast to host an NFL team when the Cleveland Rams relocated to Los Angeles in 1946; they played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum from 1946 until 1979.
During the team's years in Los Angeles all games were broadcast on KMPC radio (710 AM); play-by-play announcers were Bob Kelley (who accompanied the team from Cleveland and worked until his death in 1966), Dick Enberg (1966–1977), Al Wisk (1978–1979), Bob Starr (1980–1989, 1993), Eddie Doucette (1990), Paul Olden (1991–1992), and Steve ...
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.
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The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Tom Kennedy (1,037 passing yards), halfback Joe Womack (668 rushing yards, 48 points scored), and end Dick Carey (424 receiving yards). [1] 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.
They defeated the Cardinals 20–12 on the road before falling flat on the road against the 49ers, 24–9 on Monday Night Football. Los Angeles would continue to struggle offensively the next week, with early miscues against the Dallas Cowboys putting them into a hole they could not recover from, and they lost 22–10.
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The team's first home game in Los Angeles was at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum against the San Diego Chargers on November 22, 1982, after a 57-day player strike. They played their last game as a Los Angeles–based club on December 24, 1994, at the Coliseum against the Kansas City Chiefs , a game which they lost 19–9 to eliminate them ...