1966 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team
American college football season
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The 1966 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team represented California State College at Los Angeles—now known as California State University, Los Angeles—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Williams, Cal State Los Angeles compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the CCAA. The Diablos played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
| 1966 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 4–6 (2–3 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Rose Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1/1 San Diego State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Los Angeles | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at Pacific (CA)* | L 7–30 | 10,000–16,000 | [1][2] | |
| September 24 | Texas A&I* | W 10–9 | 3,388 | [3] | |
| October 1 | at No. 9 Weber State* | L 7–70 | 9,779 | [4] | |
| October 8 | at Parsons* | L 7–37 | 7,300 | [5] | |
| October 22 | Fresno State |
| L 7–14 | 5,000 | [6] |
| October 29 | Abilene Christian* |
| W 23–7 | 4,450–4,458 | [7][8] |
| November 5 | at Cal Poly | L 10–14 | 4,400 | [9] | |
| November 12 | Long Beach State |
| W 17–13 | 7,454 | [10] |
| November 19 | at Valley State | W 51–19 | 6,000–6,500 | [11][12] | |
| November 26 | at No. 1 San Diego State | L 12–39 | 13,147–13,947 | [13] | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Cal State Los Angeles players were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft.[15][16]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Philip Spiller | Defensive back | 16 | 410 | St. Louis Cardinals |
