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1953 Los Angeles State Diablos football team

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1953 Los Angeles State Diablos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record2–7 (1–4 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSnyder Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal Poly $ 5 0 0 9 0 0
San Diego State 3 1 1 5 3 1
Fresno State 2 2 1 4 4 2
Pepperdine 2 3 0 3 6 0
Santa Barbara 1 4 0 2 6 1
Los Angeles State 1 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Leonard Adams, Los Angeles State compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the CCAA. The Diablos played home games at Snyder Stadium in Los Angeles.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 258:00 pmat Occidental*
L 6–14
October 28:15 pmRedlands*
  • Snyder Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 13–34
October 98:15 pmFresno State
  • Snyder Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 14–122,000[1]
October 17at Santa Barbara
L 12–21
October 238:15 pmSan Diego State
  • Snyder Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 13–40[2]
October 30at Terminal Island Navy[note 1]*W 33–20
November 78:00 pmat Cal PolyL 0–51
November 142:00 pmWhittier*
  • Snyder Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–7
November 208:00 pmPepperdine
  • Snyder Field
  • Los Angeles, CA ("Old Shoe" rivalry)
L 7–13
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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

References

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  1. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Howard Hagen (October 24, 1953). "Aztecs Massacre L.A. State". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-5.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.