1953 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

1953 Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
1953 record 2–6–1 (1–4 CCAA)
Head coach Stan Williamson (2nd season)
Home stadium La Playa Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
1953 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Cal Poly $ 5 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 0
San Diego State 3 – 1 – 1     5 – 3 – 1
Fresno State 2 – 2 – 1     4 – 4 – 2
Pepperdine 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 0
Santa Barbara 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 6 – 1
Los Angeles State 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara College[note 1] during the 1953 College Division football season.

Santa Barbara competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by second-year head coach Stan Williamson, and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins, six losses and one tie (2–6–1, 1–4 CCAA).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 25 Whittier* La Playa Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA T 7–7  
October 2 Occidental* La Playa Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA L 0–6  
October 10 at Cal Poly Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA L 6–59  
October 17 Los Angeles State[note 2] La Playa Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA W 21–12  
October 24 at Fresno State[note 3] Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA L 0–20   7,188[1]
October 31 at Northern Branch[note 4]* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 20–6  
November 6 Pepperdine La Playa Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA L 12–13  
November 14 at San Francisco State* Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA L 13–26  
November 21 at San Diego State Aztec Bowl • San Diego, CA L 0–72   7,000[2]
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1954 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes

  1. ↑ UC Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944–1956. See: Santa Barbara College
  2. ↑ California State University, Los Angeles was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947–1963. See: Cal State LA
  3. ↑ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949–1971. See: Fresno State
  4. ↑ UC Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922–1959. See: UC Davis

References

  1. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ Howard Hagen (November 22, 1953). "Aztecs Crack Scoring Mark, Smash Gauchos, 72-0". The San Diego Union. p. B-2.
  3. ↑ "1953 - California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "1954 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  5. ↑ "California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Draft History: California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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