1961 Los Angeles State Diablos football team

1961 Los Angeles State Diablos football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
1961 record 4–4–1 (2–2–1 CCAA)
Head coach Leonard (Bud) Adams (11th season)
Home stadium L.A. State Stadium
1961 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Fresno State $ 5 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 0
Cal Poly 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 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 Poll

The 1961 Los Angeles State Diablos football team represented Los Angeles State[note 1] during the 1961 College Division football season.

Los Angeles State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by eleventh-year head coach Leonard (Bud) Adams, who had been the leader of the team since the school started playing intercollegiate football in 1951. They finished the season with a record of four wins, four losses and one tie (4–4–1, 2–2–1 CCAA).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 16 Cal Poly Pomona[note 2]* East L.A. College Stadium • Monterey Park, CA L 11–21  
September 23 San Diego State L.A. State Stadium • Los Angeles, CA T 13–13   4,752[1]
September 30 University of Mexico* East L.A. College Stadium • Monterey Park, CA W 40–0  
October 7 at UC Santa Barbara La Playa Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA W 31–8  
October 14 San Francisco State* L.A. State Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 28–21  
October 21 at No. 10 Fresno State[note 3] Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA L 6–35   11,151[2]
October 28 at Pacific (CA)[note 4]* Pacific Memorial Stadium • Stockton, CA L 27–45  
November 4 Cal Polydagger L.A. State Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 13–40   4,983[3]
November 11 at Long Beach State[note 5] Veterans Stadium • Long Beach, CA W 17–6   5,341[4]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Small-College Football Poll.

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Team players in the NFL

The following Los Angeles State players were selected in the 1962 NFL Draft. [6][7]

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Fred Gillett Center - Linebacker - Guard 19 261 Baltimore Colts

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 Polytechnic University, Pomona was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit from 1957–1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona). See: Cal Poly Pomona
  3. ↑ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949–1971. See: Fresno State
  4. ↑ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911–1961. See: University of the Pacific
  5. ↑ California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950–1963. See: Long Beach State

References

  1. ↑ "L.A. Staters Tied by S.D.". Independent Star-News (Pasadena, California). September 24, 1961. p. A-6. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Diablos Drubbed; Bulldogs KO Oxy". The Los Angeles Times. November 5, 1961. p. H-8. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Al Larson (November 12, 1961). "Diablos in 17-6 Upset of 49ers". Independent Press-Telegram (Long Beach, California). Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1961 - Cal St.-Los Angeles". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  6. ↑ "1962 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Los Angeles St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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