1961 Los Angeles State Diablos football team

1961 Los Angeles State Diablos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4–1 (2–2–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumL.A. State Stadium
East Los Angeles College Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3/5 Fresno State $ 5 0 0 10 0 0
Cal Poly 3 2 0 4 4 0
San Diego State 2 2 1 7 2 1
Los Angeles State 2 2 1 4 4 1
Long Beach State 2 3 0 5 5 0
UC Santa Barbara 0 5 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls

The 1961 Los Angeles State Diablos football team represented Los Angeles State College—now known as California State University, Los Angeles—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1961 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Leonard Adams, Los Angeles State compiled an overall record of 4–4–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the CCAA. 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.