1969 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team

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.

1969 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	0–9 (0–4 PCAA)
Head coach	Walt Thurmond (1st season)
Home stadium	Rose Bowl
Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at San Diego State	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 0–49	38,000–38,258	[1]
October 4	at Cal Poly Pomona*	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	L 13–14	1,500–3,000	[2][3]
October 11	No. 11 Northern Arizona*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	L 14–20	1,147–3,000	[4][5]
October 25	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 0–24	6,000–9,303	[6]
November 1	at Hawaii*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 28–52	11,000–20,223	[7]
November 8	at UC Santa Barbara	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 6–28	4,000–4,500	[8]
November 15	at Long Beach State	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 0–42	7,000	[9]
November 22	at Tampa*	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	L 0–53	10,352–11,000	[10]
November 29	Valley State*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	L 6–47	1,371–2,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Shaw Passes Aztecs to Rout of Diablos". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 28, 1969. p. D16 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Jerry Miles (October 5, 1969). "It's All Over at Cal Poly". Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. p. 4-2 – via Newspapers.com.
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.
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.
7. "Hawaii Blasts Diablos, 52-28". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1969. pp. 3–10 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "UCSB Downs Diablos". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. November 9, 1969. p. S-3 – via Newspapers.com.
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.
10. "Diablo Tackles Were Right: Tampa, 53-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 23, 1969. p. D-16 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Valley State Routs Winless Diablos, 47-6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 23, 1969. p. D-6 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.