1953 Los Angeles State Diablos football team

1953 Los Angeles State Diablos football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–7 (1–4 CCAA)
Head coach	Leonard Adams (3rd season)
Home stadium	Snyder Stadium

1953 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Leonard Adams, Los Angeles State compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the CCAA. The Diablos played home games at Snyder Stadium in Los Angeles.

Schedule

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