1958 Los Angeles State Diablos football team
American college football season
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The 1958 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 1958 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Leonard Adams, Los Angeles State compiled an overall record of 4–4–1 with a mark of 0–4–1 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the CCAA. The Diablos played four home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and one home game at East Los Angeles College Stadium in Monterey Park, California.
- Leonard Adams (8th season)
East Los Angeles College Stadium
| 1958 Los Angeles State Diablos football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 4–4–1 (0–4–1 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Rose Bowl East Los Angeles College Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Cal Poly + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | University of Mexico* | W 23–6 | 11,500 | [1] | |
| September 20 | Sacramento State* | W 8–6 | 1,500 | ||
| September 27 | at Cal Poly | L 0–55 | 6,500 | ||
| October 3 | at Pepperdine* |
| W 22–6 | 1,500 | |
| October 11 | UC Santa Barbara |
| L 6–20 | 1,000–1,450 | [2] |
| October 18 | at San Diego State | L 0–7 | 3,500–9,000 | [3] | |
| October 25 | Fresno State |
| L 6–7 | 735–1,300 | [4] |
| October 31 | at Mexico Poly* | W 36–30 | 33,000 | [5] | |
| November 15 | Long Beach State |
| T 6–6 | 1,720 | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Los Angeles State players were selected in the 1959 NFL draft.[7][8]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| John Adams | End, fullback | 5 | 57 | Chicago Bears |
| Dave Halden | Tackle | 18 | 208 | Detroit Lions |
