1961 Los Angeles State Diablos football team
The 1961 Los Angeles State Diablos football team represented Los Angeles State[note 1] during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season.
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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 |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 AP / #5 UPI Fresno State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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September 16 | Cal Poly Pomona[note 2]* | L 11–21 | ||
September 23 | San Diego State[note 3] |
| T 13–13 | 4,752[1] |
September 30 | University of Mexico* |
| W 40–0 | |
October 7 | at UC Santa Barbara |
| W 31–8 | |
October 14 | San Francisco State[note 4]* |
| W 28–21 | |
October 21 | at No. 10 Fresno State[note 5] | L 6–35 | 11,151[2] | |
October 28 | at Pacific (CA)[note 6]* |
| L 27–45 | |
November 4 | Cal Poly[note 7]![]() |
| L 13–40 | 4,983[3] |
November 11 | at Long Beach State[note 8] | W 17–6 | 5,341[4] | |
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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
- California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit from 1957 to 1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
- San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
- San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
- California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
- University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
- The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
- California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
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References
- "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.
- "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- "Diablos Drubbed; Bulldogs KO Oxy". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 5, 1961. p. H-8. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- 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.
- "1961 - Cal St.-Los Angeles". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- "1962 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- "Los Angeles St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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