1956 Los Angeles State Diablos football team

The 1956 Los Angeles State Diablos football team represented Los Angeles State[note 1] during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season.

1956 Los Angeles State Diablos football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
1956 record	3–5–1 (0–1 CCAA)
Head coach	Leonard (Bud) Adams (6th season)
Home stadium	Various

1956 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
San Diego State	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	2
Santa Barbara	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Los Angeles State	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Cal Poly	0	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
No champion named for the 1956 season

Los Angeles State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by sixth-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 six home games at three separate sites. They finished the season with a record of three wins, five losses and one tie (3–5–1, 0–1 CCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 14	University of Mexico*	East L.A. College Stadium Monterey Park, CA	L 6–14
September 21	Sacramento State[note 2]*	Snyder Field Los Angeles, CA	T 13–13
September 29	at Chico State[note 3]*	College Field Chico, CA	W 7–0
October 5	Occidental*	Snyder Field Los Angeles, CA	L 6–13
October 11	Santa Barbara[note 4]	Reseda High School Reseda, CA	L 13–33
October 20	Nevada*	Snyder Field Los Angeles, CA	W 26–14
October 27	Long Beach State[note 5]*	East L.A. College Stadium Monterey Park, CA	W 23–0
November 2	at Instituto Politécnico Nacional Águilas Blancas*	Estadio Wilfrido Massieu Mexico City, Mexico	L 6–28
November 16	at Pepperdine[note 6]*	El Camino Stadium Torrance, CA ("Old Shoe" Rivalry)	L 14–15
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Los Angeles State players were selected in the 1957 NFL Draft.[2][3]

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, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
3. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
4. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1958.
5. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
6. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.

References

1. "1956 - Cal St.-Los Angeles". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
2. "1957 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
3. "Los Angeles St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 19, 2017.