1951 Los Angeles State Diablos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record1–7 (0–4 CCAA)
Head coach
  • Leonard Adams (1st season)
Home stadiumLos Angeles City College
Seasons
1952 →
1951 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1
Cal Poly 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Pepperdine 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Santa Barbara 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Los Angeles State 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. This was the first year of intercollegiate play for the school. Led by first-year head coach Leonard Adams, Los Angeles State compiled an overall record of 1–7 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the CCAA. The team was outscored by its opponents 220 to 63 for the season and was shut out four times. The Diablos played home games at Los Angeles City College in Los Angeles.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Terminal Island Navy[note 1]*
L 18–26[1]
October 5at San Francisco State*
L 13–37[2]
October 13at Cal Poly
L 0–21[3]
October 198:00 p.m.at Occidental*
  • D. W. Patterson Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–16[4][5][6]
October 27at San Diego State
L 0–646,000[7][8]
November 2La Verne*
  • Los Angeles City College
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 19–14[9]
November 9Pepperdine
  • Los Angeles City College
  • Los Angeles, CA ("Old Shoe" rivalry)
L 13–16
November 16at Santa Barbara
L 0–26[10]

Notes

  1. ^ 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

References

  1. ^ "Terminal Island Spoils Debut of L.A. State, 26-18". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 29, 1951. p. III-3. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "L.A. State Routed by San Francisco". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 6, 1951. p. III-3. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Cal Poly Overpowers L.A. State Team, 21-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 14, 1951. p. II-14. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Oxy, L.A. State Battle Tonight". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 19, 1951. p. 2, part IV. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Oxy Ready for Game with L.A. State". Highland Park News-Herald. Los Angeles, California. October 14, 1951. p. 16. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Oxy Blanks LA State, 16-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 20, 1951. p. II-14. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ Howard Hagen (October 28, 1951). "Aztecs Bop L.A. State". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-2.
  8. ^ "Aztecs Rip L.A. State". San Bernardino Sun-Telegram. San Bernardino, California. October 28, 1951. p. 38. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "LA Staters Win First One". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1951. p. 38. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ "L.A. State Beaten by Flying Gauchos". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 17, 1951. p. III-3. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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