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1957 Los Angeles State Diablos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (1–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSnyder Stadium
East Los Angeles College Stadium
Reseda High School
Rose Bowl
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal Poly 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
UC Santa Barbara 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Fresno State 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Los Angeles State 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
San Diego State 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Long Beach State 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • No champion named for the 1957 season

The 1957 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 1957 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Leonard Adams, Los Angeles State compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 1–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the CCAA. The Diablos played four home games at four separate sites: Snyder Stadium in Los Angeles, East Los Angeles College Stadium in Monterey Park, California, Reseda High School in Reseda, Los Angeles, and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Mexico Poly*
W 39–13
September 218:00 p.m.at Sacramento State*
L 14–198,000[1][2]
September 27La Verne*
W 20–6
October 4Pepperdine*
L 18–19
October 12at UC Santa Barbara
L 0–39
October 19at Eastern New Mexico*
L 0–27
October 25Chico State*
W 14–13
November 1at University of Mexico*
W 28–24
November 8at Long Beach State*
W 23–14
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

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The following Los Angeles State players were selected in the 1958 NFL draft.[4][5]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Ralph Anderson End, fullback 9 101 Chicago Bears

References

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  1. ^ Smolich, Marco (September 21, 1957). "Hornets' New Grid Coach, Offense Will Make Debut Tonight". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. D3. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Smolich, Marco (September 23, 1957). "Hornets Score With 8 Seconds Left To Down LA State 19-14". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C1. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "1958 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  5. ^ "Los Angeles St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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