1971 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

The 1971 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season.

1971 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
1971 record	3–8 (2–3 PCAA)
Head coach	Andy Everest (2nd season)
Home stadium	Campus Stadium (Capacity: 17,000)

1971 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Long Beach State $	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
San Jose State	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	1
Fresno State	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
San Diego State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
UC Santa Barbara	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Pacific (CA)	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The Gauchos competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1] The team was led by second-year head coach Andy Everest, and played home games at Campus Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8, 2–3 PCAA).

At the end of the 1971 season, citing financial problems the school decided to drop football as an intercollegiate sport.[1] UCSB would not field another football team until 1983, when a student-run team was formed. "Official" NCAA games did not restart until the 1986 season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	at Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–65	56,180[2]
September 18	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	L 6–48	65,114
October 2	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] Stockton, California	W 21–7
October 9	at Valley State[note 3]*	Devonshire Downs Northridge, California	L 14–15
October 16	San Diego State[note 4]	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 23–27	5,500[3]
October 23	Cal State Long Beach[note 5]	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 10–31	8,500[4]
October 30	at Hawaii*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 14–23	12,624[5]
November 6	at Cal State Los Angeles	East L.A. College Stadium Monterey Park, California	W 26–0	1,500[6]
November 13	at Cal Poly[note 6]*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 3–9
November 20	Santa Clara*	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 28–22	6,500[7]
November 27	San Jose State[note 7]	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 10–55
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1972 NFL Draft.[9][10][11]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Kent Pederson	Tight end	11	261	Cincinnati Bengals

Notes

1. The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
2. Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.
3. California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
4. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
5. California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.
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.
7. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

1. "Santa Barbara Drops Football". Santa Cruz Sentinel (Santa Cruz, California). December 8, 1971. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Washington 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2007.
3. "Metcalf Leads 49ers Past Diablos". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 10, 1971. p. D-16. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Long Beach St. Beats Santa Barbara, 31-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 24, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved February 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
6. "UCSB 26, Cal State (LA) 0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 7, 1971. p. D-18. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cal Lutheran Wins, Awaits NAIA Bid". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 21, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "1971 - California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
9. "1972 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
10. "California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
11. "Draft History: California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved March 18, 2017.