1961 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

The 1961 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season.

1961 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
1961 record	2–8 (0–5 CCAA)
Head coach	Bill Hammer (2nd season)
Home stadium	La Playa Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)

1961 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 AP / #5 UPI 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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll

UCSB competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by second-year head coach Bill Hammer, and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8, 0–5 CCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16	at San Francisco State[note 1]*	Cox Stadium San Francisco	L 0–59
September 22	Whittier*	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 0–20
September 30	at Fresno State[note 2]	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, California	L 14–22	9,066[1]
October 7	Los Angeles State[note 3]	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 8–31
October 13	Long Beach State[note 4]	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 13–18
October 21	at San Diego State[note 5]	Aztec Bowl San Diego	L 6–21	8,500[2]
October 28	Occidental*	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 13–14
November 4	vs. UC Davis[note 6][note 7]*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles	W 13–0
November 10	Pepperdine[note 8]*	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 19–14
November 17	at Cal Poly[note 9]	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 14–32
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No UC Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1962 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes

1. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
2. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
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, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
5. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
6. 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.
7. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
8. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
9. 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.

References

1. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
2. Howard Hagen (October 22, 1961). "Aztecs Win, 21-6, As Sevier Shines". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
3. "1961 - California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
4. "1962 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.