1955 Los Angeles State Diablos football team

The 1955 Los Angeles State Diablos football team represented Los Angeles State[note 1] during the 1955 college football season.

1955 Los Angeles State Diablos football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
1955 record	3–6 (0–1 CCAA)
Head coach	Leonard (Bud) Adams (5th season)
Home stadium	Snyder Stadium

1955 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State	2	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Cal Poly	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Santa Barbara	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Los Angeles State	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
San Diego State	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
No champion named for the 1955 season

Los Angeles State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by fifth-year head coach Leonard (Bud) Adams, who had been the leader of the team since the school started playing intercollegiate football in 1951. The Diablos played home games at Snyder Stadium. They finished the season with a record of three wins and six losses (3–6, 0–1 CCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24	at BYU*	Cougar Stadium[note 2] Provo, Utah	L 0–33
September 30	Pomona-Claremont[note 3]*	Snyder Field Los Angeles	W 20–13
October 7	at Occidental*	D.W. Patterson Field Los Angeles	L 7–16
October 15	at Santa Barbara[note 4]	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 7–14
October 21	La Verne*	Snyder Field Los Angeles	W 19–2
October 28	Terminal Island Navy[note 5]*	Snyder Field Los Angeles	L 0–14
November 5	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium[note 6] Reno, Nevada	L 12–13
November 11	Whittier*	Snyder Field Los Angeles	W 20–6
November 18	Pepperdine[note 7]*	Snyder Field Los Angeles ("Old Shoe" Rivalry)	L 0–6	3,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Team players in the NFL

No Los Angeles State players were selected in the 1956 NFL Draft.[2][3]

Notes

1. California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
2. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Cougar Stadium on the BYU campus, which was opened for the 1964 season
3. What is now known as the Pomona-Pitzer football team was known as Pomona-Claremont from 1950 to 1961. Pitzer College did not exist until 1963.
4. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1958.
5. 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
6. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
7. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.

References

1. "1955 - Cal St.-Los Angeles". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
2. "1956 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
3. "Los Angeles St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 19, 2017.