1955 Los Angeles State Diablos football team

1955 Los Angeles State Diablos football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
1955 record 3–6 (0–1 CCAA)
Head coach Leonard (Bud) Adams (5th season)
Home stadium Snyder Stadium
1955 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Fresno State 2 0 0     9 1 0
Cal Poly 2 1 0     7 3 0
Santa Barbara 1 1 0     3 6 0
Los Angeles State 0 1 0     3 6 0
San Diego State 0 2 0     2 8 0
  • No champion named for the 1955 season
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Los Angeles State Diablos football team represented Los Angeles State[note 1] during the 1955 College Division football season.

Los Angeles State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by fifth-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 three wins and six losses (3–6, 0–1 CCAA).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 24 at BYU* Cougar Stadium[note 2]Provo, UT L 0–33  
September 30 Pomona-Claremont[note 3]* Snyder Field • Los Angeles, CA W 20–13  
October 7 at Occidental* D.W. Patterson Field • Los Angeles, CA L 7–16  
October 15 at Santa Barbara[note 4] La Playa Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA L 7–14  
October 21 La Verne* Snyder Field • Los Angeles, CA W 19–2  
October 28 Terminal Island Navy* Snyder Field • Los Angeles, CA L 0–14  
November 5 at Nevada* Mackay Stadium [note 5]Reno, NV L 12–13  
November 11 Whittier* Snyder Field • Los Angeles, CA W 20–6  
November 18 Pepperdine*dagger Snyder Field • Los Angeles, CA ("Old Shoe" Rivalry) L 0–6   3,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

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Team players in the NFL

No Los Angeles State players were selected in the 1956 NFL Draft. [2][3]

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. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Cougar Stadium on the BYU campus, which was opened for the 1964 season
  3. What is now known as the Pomona-Pitzer football team was known as Pomona-Claremont from 1950–1961. Pitzer College did not exist until 1963. See: Pomona College
  4. UC Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944–1956. See: UC Santa Barbara
  5. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.

References

  1. "1955 - Cal St.-Los Angeles". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  2. "1956 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  3. "Los Angeles St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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