1957 Los Angeles State Diablos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (1–1 CCAA)
Head coach
  • Leonard Adams (7th season)
Home stadiumSnyder Stadium
East Los Angeles College Stadium
Reseda High School
Rose Bowl
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal Poly 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
UC Santa Barbara 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Fresno State 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Los Angeles State 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
San Diego State 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Long Beach State 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • No champion named for the 1957 season

The 1957 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 1957 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Leonard Adams, Los Angeles State compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 1–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the CCAA. The Diablos played four home games at four separate sites: Snyder Stadium in Los Angeles, East Los Angeles College Stadium in Monterey Park, California, Reseda High School in Reseda, Los Angeles, and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Mexico Poly*
W 39–13
September 218:00 p.m.at Sacramento State*
L 14–198,000[1][2]
September 27La Verne*
W 20–6
October 4Pepperdine*
L 18–19
October 12at UC Santa Barbara
L 0–39
October 19at Eastern New Mexico*
L 0–27
October 25Chico State*
W 14–13
November 1at University of Mexico*
W 28–24
November 8at Long Beach State*
W 23–14
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Los Angeles State players were selected in the 1958 NFL Draft.[4][5]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Ralph Anderson End, fullback 9 101 Chicago Bears

References

  1. ^ Smolich, Marco (September 21, 1957). "Hornets' New Grid Coach, Offense Will Make Debut Tonight". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. D3. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Smolich, Marco (September 23, 1957). "Hornets Score With 8 Seconds Left To Down LA State 19-14". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C1. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "1958 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  5. ^ "Los Angeles St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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