1953 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

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1953 Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1953 record2–6–1 (1–4 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLa Playa Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
  • v
  • t
 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

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

Santa Barbara competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by sixth-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[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 25Whittier*
T 7–7
October 2Occidental*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, California
L 0–6
October 10at Cal Poly[note 2]
L 6–59
October 17Los Angeles State[note 3]
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, California
W 21–12
October 24at Fresno State[note 4]
L 0–207,188[1]
October 31vs. Cal Aggies[note 5][note 6]*
W 20–6
November 6Pepperdine[note 7]
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, California
L 12–13
November 14at San Francisco State[note 8]*
L 13–26
November 21at San Diego State[note 9]
L 0–727,000[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. ^ University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.
  2. ^ The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  3. ^ California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
  4. ^ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  5. ^ The game against the Cal Aggies 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.
  6. ^ University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  7. ^ Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
  8. ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  9. ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.

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. San Diego, California. 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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