1960 Los Angeles State Diablos football team

1960 Los Angeles State Diablos football
1960 Los Angeles State Diablos football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–3–1 (2–1–1 CCAA)
Head coach	Leonard Adams (10th season);
Home stadium	Rose Bowl; East Los Angeles College Stadium
	Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 Fresno State $	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Long Beach State	3	–	1	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Los Angeles State	2	–	1	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Cal Poly	1	–	2	–	0	1	–	5	–	0
UC Santa Barbara	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	5	–	1
San Diego State	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1960 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 1960 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Leonard Adams, Los Angeles State compiled an overall record of 4–3–1 with a mark of 2–1–1 in conference play, placing third 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Hawaii*	East Los Angeles College Stadium Monterey Park, CA	L 7–20	7,800	^[1]
September 24	at San Diego State	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 24–14	9,500	^[2]
October 1	at Pepperdine*	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA ("Old Shoe" rivalry)	W 27–6
October 8	UC Santa Barbara	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	W 14–6
October 15	at San Francisco State*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 6–35	4,000	^[3]
October 22	Fresno State	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	L 13–35
October 29	at University of Mexico*	Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City, Mexico	W 40–7
November 12	Long Beach State	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	T 3–3	1,527	^[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

The following Los Angeles State players were selected in the 1961 NFL draft.^[6]^[7]

^ "Hawaii Hands 20-7 Defeat to L.A. State". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 11, 1960. p. H-10. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Diablos Beat Aztecs, 24-14". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 25, 1960. p. H-4. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
^ "1961 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
^ "Los Angeles St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 19, 2017.