1951 Los Angeles State Diablos football team

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.

1951 Los Angeles State Diablos football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	1–7 (0–4 CCAA)
Head coach	Leonard Adams (1st season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles City College
Seasons 1952 →

1951 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Terminal Island Navy^[note 1]*	Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA	L 18–26		^[1]
October 5	at San Francisco State*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 13–37		^[2]
October 13	at Cal Poly	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 0–21		^[3]
October 19	at Occidental*	D. W. Patterson Field Los Angeles, CA	L 0–16		^[4]
October 27	at San Diego State	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	L 0–64	6,000	^[5]^[6]
November 2	La Verne*	Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA	W 19–14		^[7]
November 9	Pepperdine	Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA ("Old Shoe" rivalry)	L 13–16
November 16	at Santa Barbara	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 0–26		^[8]
*Non-conference game

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. 
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. 
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. 
4. "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. 
5. Howard Hagen (October 28, 1951). "Aztecs Bop L.A. State". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-2.
6. "Aztecs Rip L.A. State". San Bernardino Sun-Telegram. San Bernardino, California. October 28, 1951. p. 38. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
7. "LA Staters Win First One". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1951. p. 38. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
8. "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.