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1962 Los Angeles State Diablos football team

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.

1962 Los Angeles State Diablos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record2–8 (0–6 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumL.A. State Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

Adams finished tenure at Los Angeles State with an overall record of 41–61–6, for a .407 winning percentage.

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at San Diego State
L 14–268,500[1]
September 29Hawaii*
W 10–63,267[2]
October 6UC Santa Barbara*
  • L.A. State Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 13–23
October 13Pacific (CA)
  • L.A. State Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 13–34
October 20No. 2 Fresno State
  • L.A. State Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–344,630[3][4]
October 27at University of Mexico*
W 28–10
November 3at Cal Poly
L 0–28
November 10Long Beach State 
  • L.A. State Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 22–233,170[5]
November 17at Valley State
L 13–15
November 2211:00 a.m.at Cal Poly Pomona
L 10–325,000–5,500[6][7][8]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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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

  1. ^ Howard Hagen (September 23, 1962). "Aztecs Whip L.A. State". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
  2. ^ "L.A. State Tips Hawaii". Independent Star-News. Pasadena, California. September 30, 1962. p. A-1. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "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. 
  4. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. ^ 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. 
  6. ^ "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  .
  7. ^ 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  .
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  10. ^ "1963 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  11. ^ "Los Angeles St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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