1976 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team

1976 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football
1976 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3–1
Head coach	Ron Hull (1st season);
Home stadium	Campus Field
	Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

The 1976 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team represented California State University, Los Angeles as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Cal State Los Angeles dropped out of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) at the end of the 1975 season due to financial pressures. Led by first-year head coach Ron Hull, the Diablos compiled a record of 5–3–1. The team outscored its opponents 170 to 119 for the season. The Diablos played home games at Campus Field in Los Angeles.

1976 NCAA Division II independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^		–		11	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Akron ^		–		10	–	3	–	0
No. 7 UNLV ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 4 Delaware ^		–		8	–	3	–	1
Nevada		–		8	–	3	–	0
Portland State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee State		–		7	–	2	–	1
American International		–		6	–	3	–	0
Northern Colorado		–		6	–	3	–	0
Madison		–		7	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara		–		7	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina		–		6	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga		–		6	–	4	–	1
Southern Connecticut State		–		5	–	4	–	0
Central State (OH)		–		6	–	5	–	0
Lehigh		–		6	–	5	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles		–		5	–	3	–	1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		–		5	–	5	–	0
Central Connecticut		–		5	–	5	–	0
Lafayette		–		5	–	5	–	0
Eastern Illinois		–		5	–	6	–	0
Bucknell		–		4	–	5	–	0
Youngstown State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State		–		3	–	7	–	1
Nebraska–Omaha		–		3	–	8	–	0
Northeastern		–		2	–	7	–	0

^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	United States International	Campus Field Los Angeles, CA	W 41–12	1,000
September 25	Sacramento State	Campus Field Los Angeles, CA	W 10–0	1,800–2,500	^[1]
October 1	San Francisco State	Campus Field Los Angeles, CA	W 10–0	750–1,000	^[2]
October 9	at Cal State Northridge	Devonshire Downs Northridge, CA	L 13–24	3,000–3,500	^[3]^[4]
October 23	at Cal Lutheran	Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, CA	L 21–24	2,100–2,500	^[5]
October 30	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	W 30–10	1,500
November 6	Azusa Pacific	Campus Field Los Angeles, CA	W 17–14	2,000–3,000	^[6]
November 13	Cal State Hayward	Campus Field Los Angeles, CA	T 21–21	1,500–2,500	^[7]^[8]
November 20	Southern Utah State	Campus Field Los Angeles, CA	L 7–14	4,000	^[9]

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^ "Long Beach State Shut Out by Fresno". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 7, 1976. p. III-16. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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^ "Aztecs Beat Long Beach, 10-3". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 21, 1976. p. III-12. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.