1953 Los Angeles State Diablos football team

1953 Los Angeles State Diablos football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
1953 record 2–7 (1–4 CCAA)
Head coach Leonard (Bud) Adams (3rd season)
Home stadium Snyder Stadium
1953 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Cal Poly $ 5 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 0
San Diego State 3 – 1 – 1     5 – 3 – 1
Fresno State 2 – 2 – 1     4 – 4 – 2
Pepperdine 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 0
Santa Barbara 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 6 – 1
Los Angeles State 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Los Angeles State Diablos football team represented Los Angeles State[note 1] during the 1953 College Division football season.

Los Angeles State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by third-year head coach Leonard (Bud) Adams, who had been the leader of the team since the school started playing intercollegiate football in 1951. The Diablos played home games at Snyder Stadium. They finished the season with a record of two wins and seven losses (2–7, 1–4 CCAA).

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 25 8:00 PM at Occidental* D.W. Patterson Field • Los Angeles, CA L 6–14  
October 2 8:15 PM Redlands* Snyder Field • Los Angeles, CA L 13–34  
October 9 8:15 PM Fresno State[note 2] Snyder Field • Los Angeles, CA W 14–12   2,000[1]
October 17 at Santa Barbara[note 3] La Playa Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA L 12–21  
October 23 8:15 PM San Diego State Snyder Field • Los Angeles, CA L 13–40  
October 30 at Terminal Island Navy* Navy Field • Terminal Island, CA W 33–20  
November 7 8:00 PM at Cal Poly Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA L 0–51  
November 14 2:00 PM Whittier* Snyder Field • Los Angeles, CA L 0–7  
November 20 8:00 PM Pepperdine Snyder Field • Los Angeles, CA ("Old Shoe" Rivalry) L 7–13  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No Los Angeles State players were selected in the 1954 NFL Draft. [3][4]

Notes

  1. ↑ California State University, Los Angeles was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947–1963. See: Cal State LA
  2. ↑ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949–1971. See: Fresno State
  3. ↑ UC Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944–1956. See: UC Santa Barbara

References

  1. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1953 - Cal St.-Los Angeles". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1954 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Los Angeles St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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