1963 Los Angeles State Diablos football team
American college football season
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The 1963 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 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Homer Beatty, the Diablos compiled an overall record of 7–1 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play. Los Angeles State won the CCAA championship by virtue of its head-to-head win over San Diego State, which also had a record of 3–1 in conference play.[1][2] The Diablos played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
| 1963 Los Angeles State Diablos football | |
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CCAA champion | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–1 (3–1 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Rose Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles State $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 San Diego State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | University of Mexico* | W 45–7 | 2,613 | [3] | |
| September 27 | at Occidental* |
| W 21–0 | 3,800 | [4] |
| October 12 | Cal Poly Pomona* |
| W 24–6 | 9,527–9,600 | [5][6] |
| October 19 | No. 5 San Diego State |
| W 43–30 | 13,801 | [7] |
| October 26 | at Fresno State | L 20–35 | 11,353 | [8][9] | |
| November 2 | at Hawaii* | W 43–7 | 7,576 | [10] | |
| November 9 | Cal Poly |
| W 49–0 | 5,400–9,208 | [11][12] |
| November 16 | at Long Beach State | W 20–16 | 10,650–10,660 | [13][14] | |
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Team players in the NFL/AFL
The following Los Angeles State players were selected in the 1964 NFL draft.[16][17]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Howard Kindig | Defensive end, tackle | 13 | 170 | Philadelphia Eagles |
The following Los Angeles State players were selected in the 1964 AFL Draft.[16]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Howard Kindig | Defensive end, tackle | 14 | 112 | San Diego Chargers |
