1962 Los Angeles State Diablos football team
Appearance
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Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 2–8 (0–6 CCAA) |
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Home stadium | L.A. State Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valley State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Los Angeles State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1962 Los Angeles State Diablos football team represented Los Angeles State College—now known as California State University, Los Angeles—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Leonard Adams in his 12th and final season as head coach, Los Angeles State compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the CCAA. The Diablos played home games at L.A. State Stadium in Los Angeles.
Adams finished tenure at Los Angeles State with an overall record of 41–61–6, for a .407 winning percentage.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | at San Diego State | L 14–26 | 8,500 | [1] | ||
September 29 | Hawaii* |
| W 10–6 | 3,267 | [2] | |
October 6 | UC Santa Barbara* |
| L 13–23 | |||
October 13 | Pacific (CA) |
| L 13–34 | |||
October 20 | No. 2 Fresno State |
| L 0–34 | 4,630 | [3][4] | |
October 27 | at University of Mexico* | W 28–10 | ||||
November 3 | at Cal Poly | L 0–28 | ||||
November 10 | Long Beach State![]() |
| L 22–23 | 3,170 | [5] | |
November 17 | at Valley State | L 13–15 | ||||
November 22 | 11:00 a.m. | at Cal Poly Pomona | L 10–32 | 5,000–5,500 | [6][7][8] | |
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Team players in the NFL
[edit]The following Los Angeles State players were selected in the 1963 NFL draft.[10][11]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Harold Gray | Linebacker | 13 | 179 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
References
[edit]- ^ Howard Hagen (September 23, 1962). "Aztecs Whip L.A. State". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
- ^ "L.A. State Tips Hawaii". Independent Star-News. Pasadena, California. September 30, 1962. p. A-1. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State Breezes Past Diablos, 34-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1962. p. D-10. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ Al Larson (November 11, 1962). "Andrews, Reed Lead L.B. State to 23-22 Victory". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. p. C-1. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Diablos, Poly, Will Meet in White Cane Tilt". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 22, 1962. p. 8S. Retrieved February 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Miles, Jerry (November 23, 1960). "Cal Poly Smothers L.A. State". Progress-Bulletin. Pomona, California. p. 1, section 4. Retrieved February 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ "1963 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 19, 2017.