1955 Los Angeles State Diablos football team

1955 Los Angeles State Diablos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6
Head coach
  • Leonard Adams (5th season)
Home stadiumSnyder Stadium
1955 Western college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Long Beach State   –   5 – 2 – 0
Hawaii   –   7 – 4 – 0
San Jose State   –   5 – 3 – 1
Cal Poly San Dimas   –   4 – 3 – 0
La Verne   –   5 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   5 – 4 – 0
Air Force   –   4 – 4 – 0
Pepperdine   –   5 – 5 – 0
  –   3 – 6 – 0
Santa Barbara   –   3 – 6 – 0
UC Riverside   –   1 – 3 – 1

The 1955 Los Angeles State Diablos football team represented Los Angeles State College—now known as California State University, Los Angeles—as an independent during the 1955 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Leonard Adams, Los Angeles State compiled a record of 3–6. The Diablos played home games at Snyder Stadium in Los Angeles.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at BYU
L 0–336,500[1]
September 30Pomona
W 20–13[2]
October 7at Occidental
  • D. W. Patterson Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7–16[3]
October 15at Santa Barbara
L 7–144,000[4]
October 21La Verne
  • Snyder Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 19–2[5]
October 28Terminal Island Navy[note 2]
  • Snyder Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–14[6]
November 5at Nevada
L 12–13[8]
November 11Whittier
  • Snyder Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 20–6[9]
November 18Pepperdine
  • Snyder Field
  • Los Angeles, CA (Old Shoe)
L 0–63,000[10]
  • Homecoming

Notes

  1. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Cougar Stadium on the BYU campus, which was opened for the 1964 season
  2. ^ Naval Air Station Terminal Island was one of several names for the Naval air station and repair facility located on Terminal Island in Los Angeles County, California from 1938 to 1997
  3. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Cougars thrive on rain, row past Diablos, 33 to 0". The Sunday Herald. September 25, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sagehens lose to L.A. State". The Progress-Bulletin. October 1, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Oxy's Kemp stars as L.A. State bows in non-loop tussle". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. October 8, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Juliano's TD dash brings Gauchos first victory, 14–7". Santa Barbara News-Press. October 16, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "L.A. State wins over La Verne". The Los Angeles Times. October 22, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Islanders top LA State, 14–0". Long Beach Independent. October 29, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  8. ^ "UN edges Los Angeles State 13–12 in final home game". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 7, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "L.A. Staters rally for win". The Los Angeles Times. November 12, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Waves retain Ole Shoe, 6–0". The Los Angeles Times. November 19, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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