1959 Los Angeles State Diablos football team
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The 1959 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 1959 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Leonard Adams, Los Angeles State compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the CCAA. The Diablos played three home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and one home game at East Los Angeles College Stadium in Monterey Park, California.
Record7–3 (3–2 CCAA)
Headcoach
- Leonard Adams (9th season)
HomestadiumRose Bowl
East Los Angeles College Stadium
East Los Angeles College Stadium
| 1959 Los Angeles State Diablos football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–3 (3–2 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | Mexico Poly* | W 25–8 | 11,000 | [1] | |
| September 19 | at Sacramento State* | W 60–12 | |||
| September 26 | San Diego State | W 21–3 | [2] | ||
| October 3 | Pepperdine* |
| W 48–14 | ||
| October 9 | at UC Santa Barbara |
| W 19–0 | 8,200 | [3] |
| October 24 | at Long Beach State | L 7–12 | 4,800 | [4] | |
| October 31 | at University of Mexico* | W 40–22 | 20,000 | [5] | |
| November 7 | Cal Poly |
| W 29–28 | 4,000 | [6] |
| November 13 | at Hawaii* | L 6–27 | 7,000 | [7] | |
| November 21 | at Fresno State | L 0–21 | 8,000–12,440 | [8] | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Los Angeles State players were selected in the 1960 NFL draft.[10][11]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Dave Ross | End, fullback | 12 | 135 | Detroit Lions |
| Joe Womack | Halfback | 13 | 150 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
