1967 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

The 1967 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season.

1967 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Conference	Independent
1967 record	5–5
Head coach	"Cactus Jack" Curtice (5th season)
Home stadium	Campus Stadium

1967 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Santa Clara			–					8	–	1	–	0
Northeastern			–					7	–	1	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					6	–	2	–	0
Chattanooga			–					7	–	3	–	0
Eastern Michigan			–					6	–	3	–	0
La Verne			–					6	–	3	–	0
Tennessee A&I			–					6	–	3	–	0
Parsons			–					6	–	3	–	1
Hawaii			–					6	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					4	–	4	–	1
Carnegie Mellon			–					4	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					5	–	5	–	0
UC Riverside			–					4	–	4	–	1
UC Santa Barbara			–					5	–	5	–	0
Drake			–					4	–	5	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					4	–	5	–	0
Portland State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Lincoln (MO)			–					3	–	5	–	0
Milwaukee			–					3	–	6	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Rose Poly			–					1	–	6	–	2
Tampa			–					2	–	7	–	0
Wabash			–					2	–	7	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					2	–	8	–	0

UCSB competed as an Independent in 1967. The team was led by fifth-year head coach "Cactus Jack" Curtice, and played home games at Campus Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5). For the 1967 season they outscored their opponents 230–205.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas	L 14–50
September 23	Pacific (CA)	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 24–20
September 30	Nevada	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 34–7
October 7	at Whittier	Hadley Field Whittier, California	W 21–0
October 14	Long Beach State[note 1]	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 24–34
October 21	at Cal Poly Pomona[note 2]	Kellogg Field Pomona, California	W 31–14
October 28	Valley State[note 3]	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 27–28
November 11	at Hawaii	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 7–15	17,500[1]
November 18	Santa Clara	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 34–7
November 25	at Cal Poly[note 4]	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 14–30

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Team players in the NFL

The following Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1968 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Dave Zivich	Tackle	14	365	Washington Redskins

Notes

1. California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.
2. 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).
3. California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
4. 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. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 127. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
2. "1967 - California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
3. "1968 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
4. "California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
5. "Draft History: California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved March 18, 2017.