1968 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team

1968 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football
1968 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–3 (2–2 CCAA)
Head coach	Jim Williams (3rd season);
Home stadium	Rose Bowl
	Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

The 1968 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 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Williams, Cal State Los Angeles compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the CCAA. The Diablos played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

1968 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 18 Fresno State $	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly	2	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Valley State	1	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Long Beach State	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from UPI small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Cal Western*	Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA	W 55–20	2,200
October 5	Parsons (IA)*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	W 29–12	2,100–2,124	^[1]
October 12	Cal Poly Pomona*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	W 63–28	2,171–2,200	^[2]
October 19	at No. 1 San Diego State*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 14–37	44,169–44,900	^[3]
October 25	Fresno State	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	L 20–42	1,800–1,815	^[4]
November 2	Hawaii*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	W 46–33	2,800–2,914	^[5]
November 9	at Cal Poly	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 20–22	3,800–3,900	^[6]^[7]
November 16	Long Beach State	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	W 46–29	1,800–2,078	^[8]
November 23	at Valley State	Birmingham High School Van Nuys, CA	W 42–27	7,200–7,490	^[9]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game