1969 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team

1969 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record0–9 (0–4 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRose Bowl
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State $ 6 0 0 11 0 0
Long Beach State 3 1 0 8 3 0
Pacific (CA) 2 2 0 7 3 0
San Jose State 1 1 0 2 8 0
UC Santa Barbara 1 3 0 6 4 0
Fresno State 1 3 0 6 4 0
Cal State Los Angeles 0 4 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1969 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 Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. This was the inaugural season for the PCAA and Cal State Los Angeles's first season competing at the NCAA University Division level. Led by Walt Thurmond in his first and only season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 0–9 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the PCAA. The Diablos were shut out four times and scored only 67 points for the season while allowing up 329. Cal State Los Angeles played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at San Diego StateL 0–4938,000–38,258[1]
October 4at Cal Poly Pomona*
L 13–141,500–3,000[2][3]
October 11No. 11 Northern Arizona*L 14–201,147–3,000[4][5]
October 25at Fresno StateL 0–246,000–9,303[6]
November 1at Hawaii*L 28–5211,000–20,223[7]
November 8at UC Santa BarbaraL 6–284,000–4,500[8]
November 15at Long Beach StateL 0–427,000[9]
November 22at Tampa*L 0–5310,352–11,000[10]
November 29Valley State*
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
L 6–471,371–2,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Shaw Passes Aztecs to Rout of Diablos". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 28, 1969. p. D16 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Jerry Miles (October 5, 1969). "It's All Over at Cal Poly". Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. p. 4-2 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  4. ^ Bill Nixon (October 12, 1969). "Axers Take a Squeaker". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. D-1 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "Fresno St., 24-0". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. October 26, 1969. p. S-2 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Hawaii Blasts Diablos, 52-28". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1969. pp. 3–10 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "UCSB Downs Diablos". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. November 9, 1969. p. S-3 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "49ers 'Intercept' CSLA, 6th Win in Row, 42-0". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. November 16, 1969. p. S-1 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ "Diablo Tackles Were Right: Tampa, 53-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 23, 1969. p. D-16 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ "Valley State Routs Winless Diablos, 47-6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 23, 1969. p. D-6 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.