1973 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team

The 1973 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team represented California State University, Los Angeles during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season.

1973 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
1973 record	4–6–1 (0–0 PCAA)
Head coach	Foster Andersen (3rd season)
Home stadium	Campus Field

1973 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Diego State $	3	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
San Jose State	2	–	0	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Pacific (CA)	2	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Fresno State	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Long Beach State	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The Diablos were still members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association[note 1] in 1973. As in 1972, since they had downgraded their football program to the point where they no longer qualified as a University Division team, the one game they played against a PCAA team (a loss to Pacific) did not count in the conference standings.

The Diablos were led by Foster Andersen in his third year as head coach. The team played home games at the Campus Field in Los Angeles. They finished the season with a record of four wins, six losses and one tie (4–6–1). The Diablos were outscored 281–320 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	at UNLV*	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, Nevada	L 7–42	7,023[1]
September 22	Cal State Fullerton*	Campus Field Los Angeles	L 14–35	2,500[2]
September 29	at Cal Poly Pomona*	Claremont Alumni Field Claremont, California	T 34–34	2,000[3]
October 6	at Hawaii*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 9–16	23,015[4]
October 13	at Azusa Pacific*	Kellogg Field Pomona, California	W 35–16	1,452[5]
October 20	California Lutheran*	Campus Field Los Angeles, California	W 32–27	1,500[6]
October 27	US International[note 2]*	Campus Field Los Angeles, California	W 44–6	[7]
November 3	at Pacific (CA)*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, California	L 2–54	5,884[8]
November 9	UC Riverside*	Campus Field Los Angeles	L 14–38	1,200[9]
November 16	Cal State Northridge*	Campus Field Los Angeles	W 63–22	1,200[10]
November 24	at San Diego*	Torero Stadium San Diego	L 27–30	2,000[11]
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Los Angeles players were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft.[13][14]

Notes

1. The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
2. Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology.

References

1. "Nevada (Las Vegas) 42, Cal St. LA 7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 16, 1973. p. III-14. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Earl Gustkey (September 22, 1973). "Sims Explodes Again, Paces Fullerton to 35-14 Triumph". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Cal Poly (Pomona) 34, Cal St. Los Angeles 34". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 30, 1973. p. III-14. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Hawaii Beats L.A. St., 16-9". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 8, 1973. p. III-10. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cal St. L.A. 35, Azusa Pacific 16". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 14, 1973. p. III-14. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Cal St LA 32, Cal Lutheran 27". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1973. p. III-15. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cal St. LA 44, USIU 6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 28, 1973. p. III-17. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Pacific 54, Cal St. LA 2". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 4, 1973. p. III-11. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Diablos Bow to Riverside". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 10, 1973. p. III-6. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Cal State L.A. Routs Northridge". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 17, 1973. p. III-7. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "U. San Diego 30, Cal St. LA 27". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 25, 1973. p. III-15. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1973 - Cal St.-Los Angeles". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
13. "1974 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
14. "Los Angeles St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 19, 2017.