1962 Los Angeles State Diablos football team
American college football season
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The 1962 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 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Leonard Adams in his 12th and final season as head coach, Los Angeles State compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing sixth the CCAA.[1] The Diablos played home games at L.A. State Stadium in Los Angeles.
- Leonard Adams (12th season)
| 1962 Los Angeles State Diablos football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 2–8 (0–5 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | L.A. State Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adams finished tenure at Los Angeles State with an overall record of 41–61–6, for a .407 winning percentage.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at San Diego State | L 14–26 | 8,500 | [2] | ||
| September 29 | Hawaii* |
| W 10–6 | 3,267 | [3] | |
| October 6 | UC Santa Barbara* |
| L 13–23 | |||
| October 13 | Pacific (CA) |
| L 13–34 | 3,400 | ||
| October 20 | No. 2 Fresno State |
| L 0–34 | 4,630 | [4][5] | |
| October 27 | at University of Mexico* | W 28–10 | ||||
| November 3 | at Cal Poly | L 0–28 | ||||
| November 10 | Long Beach State |
| L 22–23 | 3,170 | [6] | |
| November 17 | at Valley State* | L 13–15 | 1,500 | [7] | ||
| November 22 | 11:00 a.m. | at Cal Poly Pomona | L 10–32 | 5,000–5,500 | [8][9][10] | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Los Angeles State players were selected in the 1963 NFL draft.[12][13]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Harold Gray | Linebacker | 13 | 179 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
