Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football

Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football
First season1951; 73 years ago
Last season1977; 47 years ago
Head coachRon Hull (final)
2nd season, 9–8–1 (.528)
StadiumCampus Field
LocationLos Angeles, California, U.S.
ConferenceCCAA
All-time record102–139–9 (.426)
Bowl record1–0 (1.000)
Claimed national titles1 (1964 UPI small college)
Conference titles3

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] When the university was renamed the California State College at Los Angeles, the athletic teams were re-branded as Cal State Los Angeles. In 1980, the university adopted the current Golden Eagles nickname.[4]

The Diablos competed as the member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) from 1951 through the 1968 season.[1] Between 1969 and 1973 the Diablos were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association,[5][6][7] before returning to the CCAA for the 1974 and 1975 seasons. They finished their final two seasons as an independent.[8]

They played their home games throughout Los Angeles and played their final season at Campus Field on the university campus. In 27 years, the Diablos compiled an all-time record of 102 wins, 139 losses and 9 ties (102–139–9).

  1. ^ a b "L.A. State's Grids Reverse National Trend". Los Angeles Times. 30 August 1951. ProQuest 166188317.
  2. ^ Ostler, Scott (6 December 1977). "Cal State L. A. Drops Football After 27 Seasons". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 158534348.
  3. ^ Harris, Robert E.G. (29 September 1949). "A Big, New, Different College in Los Angeles". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165982900.
  4. ^ "History of Cal State L.A." Cal State LA. 22 October 2013.
  5. ^ "About The Big West Conference". Big West Conference. Archived from the original on August 10, 2001. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  6. ^ "Cal State (LA), UCSB Quit PCAA Conference". Los Angeles Times. 16 February 1973. ProQuest 157249916.
  7. ^ Miles, Jerry (May 16, 1969). "Pacific Eight Gets New Rival". Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Strege, John (8 October 1976). "Cal State L.A. Is 3-0 After a Year of Strife". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 158203365.