1955 Los Angeles State Diablos football team

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

1955 Los Angeles State Diablos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1955 record3–6 (0–1 CCAA)
Head coachLeonard (Bud) Adams (5th season)
Home stadiumSnyder Stadium
1955 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 24at BYU*
L 0–33
September 30Pomona-Claremont[note 3]*
W 20–13
October 7at Occidental*
  • D.W. Patterson Field
  • Los Angeles
L 7–16
October 15at Santa Barbara[note 4]
L 7–14
October 21La Verne*
  • Snyder Field
  • Los Angeles
W 19–2
October 28Terminal Island Navy[note 5]*
  • Snyder Field
  • Los Angeles
L 0–14
November 5at Nevada*
L 12–13
November 11Whittier*
  • Snyder Field
  • Los Angeles
W 20–6
November 18Pepperdine[note 7]*
  • Snyder Field
  • Los Angeles ("Old Shoe" Rivalry)
L 0–63,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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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 (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
  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 to 1961. Pitzer College did not exist until 1963.
  4. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1958.
  5. Naval Air Station Terminal Island was one of several names for the Naval air station and repair facility located on Terminal Island in Los Angeles County, California from 1938 to 1997
  6. 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.
  7. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
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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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