1966 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

The 1966 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season.

1966 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Conference	Independent
1966 record	6–4
Head coach	"Cactus Jack" Curtice (4th season)
Home stadium	Campus Stadium

1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Parsons			–					9	–	2	–	0
Drake			–					8	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					8	–	2	–	0
Santa Clara			–					7	–	2	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	2	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	0
Eastern Michigan			–					5	–	3	–	1
UC Santa Barbara			–					6	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					5	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	5	–	0
Wabash			–					4	–	4	–	1
Milwaukee			–					4	–	5	–	1
Southern Illinois			–					4	–	5	–	1
UC Riverside			–					4	–	5	–	0
Tampa			–					4	–	5	–	0
Rose Poly			–					3	–	4	–	1
Hawaii			–					4	–	6	–	0
Portland State			–					4	–	6	–	0
La Verne			–					3	–	6	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					2	–	6	–	0

UCSB competed as an Independent in 1966. The team was led by third-year head coach "Cactus Jack" Curtice, and played home games at the new Campus Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4). For the 1966 season they outscored their opponents 261–159.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 17	Sacramento State[note 1]	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 24–9
September 24	Hawaii	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 24–6
October 1	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, Nevada	L 17–33
October 8	Whittier	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 20–0
October 15	at Long Beach State[note 2]	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, California	L 14–48
October 22	Cal Poly Pomona[note 3]	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 43–20
October 29	at Valley State[note 4]	Birmingham High School Van Nuys, California	W 38–12
November 5	at Santa Clara	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California	L 7–14
November 12	Cal Western[note 5]	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 64–3
November 19	Cal Poly[note 6]	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 10–14

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Team players in the NFL

No Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1967 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

Notes

1. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
2. California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.
3. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was officially known as California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis from 1966 to 1971. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
4. California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
5. Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology. USIU had been known as California Western University (Cal Western) from 1952 to 1967.
6. 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. "1966 - California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved February 1, 2017.Note: cfbwarehouse incorrectly lists another game vs. Antelope Valley College. That was a JC game, and was not played by UCSB.
2. "1967 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
3. "California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
4. "Draft History: California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved March 18, 2017.