The 1961 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team was an American football team that represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1961 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bill Hammer, the Gauchos compiled a 2–8 record (0–5 in conference games), finished in last place in the CCAA, and were outscored by a total of 231 to 100.
| 1961 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 2–8 (0–5 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | La Playa Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3/5 Fresno State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team played its home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | at San Francisco State* | L 0–59 | 2,500 | [1] | |
| September 23 | Whittier* | L 0–20 | [2] | ||
| September 30 | at Fresno State | L 14–22 | 9,066 | [3] | |
| October 7 | Los Angeles State |
| L 8–31 | ||
| October 13 | Long Beach State |
| L 13–18 | 3,100 | [4] |
| October 21 | at San Diego State | L 6–21 | 8,500 | [5] | |
| October 28 | Occidental* |
| L 13–14 | ||
| November 4 | vs. UC Davis[note 1]* |
| W 13–0 | ||
| November 10 | Pepperdine* |
| W 19–14 | ||
| November 17 | at Cal Poly | L 14–32 | 5,000 | [6] | |
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Notes
edit- ^ The game against UC Davis was part of an "All-UC Doubleheader" that was held annually from 1948 to 1963. The other game of the double-header was California vs. UCLA. The games were always held at the home stadium of either Cal or UCLA.
References
edit- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Poets Stomp Gauchos; Cal Aggies Saturday Foe". The Daily News. September 25, 1961. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Howard Hagen (October 22, 1961). "Aztecs Win, 21-6, As Sevier Shines". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.