1958 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

The 1958 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season.

1958 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
1958 record	4–4–1 (3–2 CCAA)
Head coach	Ed Cody (3rd season)
Home stadium	La Playa Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)

1958 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 15 Cal Poly	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Fresno State $	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
UC Santa Barbara	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
San Diego State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Long Beach State	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Los Angeles State	0	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll

UCSB competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by third-year head coach Ed Cody, and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins, four losses and one tie (4–4–1, 3–2 CCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	San Diego State[note 1]	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 25–0
September 27	at Whittier*	Hadley Field Whittier, CA	L 6–7
October 4	Fresno State[note 2]	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 25–22	7,000[1]
October 11	at Los Angeles State[note 3]	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	W 20–6
October 18	at Long Beach State[note 4]*	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 7–12
October 25	San Francisco State[note 5]*	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 20–14
November 1	at Occidental*	D.W. Patterson Field Los Angeles, CA	T 6–6
November 8	vs. Cal Aggies[note 6][note 7]*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 8–14
November 22	Cal Poly[note 8]	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 12–40
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No UC Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1959 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

Notes

1. San Diego State University was known as San Diego 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 Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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. "1958 - California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
3. "1959 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.