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.