Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football explained

Teamname:Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football
Headcoach:Ron Hull (final coach)
Stadium:Campus Field
Location:Los Angeles, California
Conference:CCAA
Atwins:102
Atlosses:139
Atties:9
Bowlwins:1
Bowllosses:0
Natltitles:1 (1964 UPI small college)
Conftitles:3

Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team represented the California State University, Los Angeles from the 1951 season through the 1977 season.[1] [2] Between 1947 and 1963, the university was known as the Los Angeles State College and the athletic teams were known as Los Angeles State.[3] When the university was renamed the California State College at Los Angeles, the athletic teams were re-branded as Cal State Los Angeles. In 1980, the university adopted the current Golden Eagles nickname.[4]

The Diablos competed as the member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) from 1951 through the 1968 season. Between 1969 and 1973 the Diablos were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association,[5] [6] [7] before returning to the CCAA for the 1974 and 1975 seasons. They finished their final two seasons as an independent.[8]

They played their home games throughout Los Angeles and played their final season at Campus Field on the university campus. In 27 years, the Diablos compiled an all-time record of 102 wins, 139 losses and 9 ties (102–139–9).

Notes and References

  1. News: L.A. State's Grids Reverse National Trend. Los Angeles Times. 30 August 1951. .
  2. News: Ostler. Scott. Cal State L. A. Drops Football After 27 Seasons. Los Angeles Times. 6 December 1977. .
  3. News: Harris. Robert E.G.. A Big, New, Different College in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Times. 29 September 1949. .
  4. Web site: History of Cal State L.A.. Cal State LA. 22 October 2013 .
  5. Web site: About The Big West Conference . Big West Conference . October 31, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010810235116/http://www.bigwest.org/history/ . August 10, 2001 .
  6. News: Cal State (LA), UCSB Quit PCAA Conference. Los Angeles Times. 16 February 1973. .
  7. News: Miles . Jerry . May 16, 1969 . Pacific Eight Gets New Rival . . Pomona, California . . October 31, 2017.
  8. News: Strege. John. Cal State L.A. Is 3-0 After a Year of Strife. Los Angeles Times. 8 October 1976. .