1976 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team

1976 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumCampus Field
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^     11 2 0
No. 3 Akron ^     10 3 0
No. 7 UNLV ^     9 3 0
No. 4 Delaware ^     8 3 1
Nevada     8 3 0
Portland State     8 3 0
Tennessee State     7 2 1
American International     6 3 0
Northern Colorado     6 3 0
Madison     7 4 0
Santa Clara     7 4 0
Western Carolina     6 4 0
Chattanooga     6 4 1
Southern Connecticut State     5 4 0
Central State (OH)     6 5 0
Lehigh     6 5 0
Cal State Los Angeles     5 3 1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff     5 5 0
Central Connecticut     5 5 0
Lafayette     5 5 0
Eastern Illinois     5 6 0
Bucknell     4 5 0
Youngstown State     4 6 0
Kentucky State     3 7 1
Nebraska–Omaha     3 8 0
Northeastern     2 7 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team represented California State University, Los Angeles as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Cal State Los Angeles dropped out of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) at the end of the 1975 season due to financial pressures. Led by first-year head coach Ron Hull, the Diablos compiled a record of 5–3–1. The team outscored its opponents 170 to 119 for the season. The Diablos played home games at Campus Field in Los Angeles.