1953 Los Angeles State Diablos football team

1953 Los Angeles State Diablos football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
1953 record 2–7 (1–4 CCAA)
Head coach Leonard (Bud) Adams (3rd season)
Home stadium Snyder Stadium
1953 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Cal Poly $ 5 –0 –0  9 –0 –0
San Diego State 3 –1 –1  5 –3 –1
Fresno State 2 –2 –1  4 –4 –2
Pepperdine 2 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Santa Barbara 1 –4 –0  2 –6 –1
Los Angeles State 1 –4 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Los Angeles State Diablos football team represented Los Angeles State[note 1] during the 1953 college football season.

Los Angeles State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by third-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 two wins and seven losses (2–7, 1–4 CCAA).

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 25 8:00 PM at Occidental* D.W. Patterson Field • Los Angeles L 6–14  
October 2 8:15 PM Redlands* Snyder Field • Los Angeles L 13–34  
October 9 8:15 PM Fresno State[note 2] Snyder Field • Los Angeles W 14–12   2,000[1]
October 17 at Santa Barbara[note 3] La Playa Stadium • Santa Barbara, California L 12–21  
October 23 8:15 PM San Diego State[note 4] Snyder Field • Los Angeles L 13–40[2]  
October 30 at Terminal Island Navy[note 5]* Navy Field • Terminal Island, California W 33–20  
November 7 8:00 PM at Cal Poly[note 6] Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California L 0–51  
November 14 2:00 PM Whittier* Snyder Field • Los Angeles L 0–7  
November 20 8:00 PM Pepperdine[note 7] Snyder Field • Los Angeles ("Old Shoe" Rivalry) L 7–13  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No Los Angeles State players were selected in the 1954 NFL Draft.[4][5]

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. ↑ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  3. ↑ University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1958.
  4. ↑ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  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. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.

References

  1. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ Howard Hagen (October 24, 1953). "Aztecs Massacre L.A. State". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-5.
  3. ↑ "1953 - Cal St.-Los Angeles". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ "1954 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Los Angeles St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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