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1953 Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record2–6–1 (1–4 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLa Playa Stadium
Seasons← 19521954 →
1953 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal Poly $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
San Diego State 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Fresno State 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Pepperdine 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Santa Barbara 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Los Angeles State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara College during the 1953 college football season.

Santa Barbara competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by sixth-year head coach Stan Williamson, and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins, six losses and one tie (2–6–1, 1–4 CCAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Whittier*T 7–7
October 2Occidental*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 0–6
October 10at Cal PolyL 6–59
October 17Los Angeles State
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 21–12
October 24at Fresno StateL 0–207,188
October 31vs. Cal Aggies*W 20–6
November 6Pepperdine
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 12–13
November 14at San Francisco State*L 13–26
November 21at San Diego StateL 0–727,000
  • *Non-conference game

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. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. Howard Hagen (November 22, 1953). "Aztecs Crack Scoring Mark, Smash Gauchos, 72-0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-2.
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