1951 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

1951 Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (1–3 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLa Playa Stadium
1951 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State $ 4 0 0 10 0 1
Cal Poly 2 1 1 5 4 1
Pepperdine 2 1 1 5 4 1
1 3 0 5 4 0
Los Angeles State 0 4 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara College[note 1] during the 1951 college football season.

Santa Barbara competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by third-year head coach Roy Engle and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4, 1–3 CCAA).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Pomona*
W 48–20
October 58:15 p.m.Occidental*W 27–256,000[1][2][3]
October 12at Fresno State*W 23–226,152[4]
October 20Whittier
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 19–12
November 3vs. Cal Aggies[note 2]L 7–13
November 10at Cal Poly*L 7–14
November 16Los Angeles State*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 26–0[5]
November 22at San Diego StateL 0–407,000[6]
November 30Pepperdine*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 6–26

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Notes

  1. ^ University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.
  2. ^ 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.

References

  1. ^ Tuckwiler, Francis (October 5, 1951). "Gaucho Grids Open Home Schedule Against Oxy Tonight". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. p. B4. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ Tuckwiler, Francis (October 6, 1951). "Gauchos Edge Oxy, 27 To 25". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. p. A1. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ Tuckwiler, Francis (October 6, 1951). "Conversion Kicks Give Guachos 27-25 Victory Over Oxy Eleven (continued)". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. p. A5. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "L.A. State Beaten by Flying Gauchos". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 17, 1951. p. III-3. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Howard Hagen (November 23, 1951). "Aztecs End Unbeaten Campaign With 40 to 0 Rout of Gauchos". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-3.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1951 Santa Barbara)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 27, 2025.