1956 Los Angeles State Diablos football team

1956 Los Angeles State Diablos football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
1956 record 3–5–1 (0–1 CCAA)
Head coach Leonard (Bud) Adams (6th season)
Home stadium Various
1956 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Fresno State 2 0 0     8 2 0
San Diego State 2 1 0     4 3 2
Santa Barbara 1 1 0     5 5 0
Los Angeles State 0 1 0     3 5 1
Cal Poly 0 2 0     7 3 0
  • No champion named for the 1956 season
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Los Angeles State Diablos football team represented Los Angeles State[note 1] during the 1956 College Division football season.

Los Angeles State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by sixth-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 their six home games at three separate sites. They finished the season with a record of three wins, five losses and one tie (3–5–1, 0–1 CCAA).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 14 University of Mexico* East L.A. College StadiumMonterey Park, CA L 6–14  
September 21 Sacramento State* Snyder Field • Los Angeles, CA T 13–13  
September 29 Chico State[note 2]* Snyder Field ? • Los Angeles, CA W 7–0  
October 5 Occidental* Snyder Field • Los Angeles, CA L 6–13  
October 11 Santa Barbara[note 3] Reseda High SchoolReseda, CA L 13–33  
October 20 Nevada* Snyder Field • Los Angeles, CA W 26–14  
October 27 Long Beach State[note 4]* East L.A. College Stadium • Monterey Park, CA W 23–0  
November 2 at Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Águilas Blancas*
University Stadium • Mexico City, Mexico L 6–28  
November 16 at Pepperdine* El Camino Stadium • Torrance, CA ("Old Shoe" Rivalry) L 14–15  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No Los Angeles State players were selected in the 1957 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. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935–1971. See: Chico State
  3. UC Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944–1956. See: UC Santa Barbara
  4. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950–1963. See: Long Beach State

References

  1. "1956 - Cal St.-Los Angeles". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  2. "1957 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  3. "Los Angeles St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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