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1956 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

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1956 Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Citricado Bowl, L 14–25 vs. San Diego Marines
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record5–5 (2–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLa Playa Stadium
Seasons← 19551957 →
1956 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
San Diego State 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 2
Santa Barbara 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Los Angeles State 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Cal Poly 1 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Long Beach State 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • No champion named for the 1956 season

The 1956 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara College—now known as University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1956 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Ed Cody, the Gauchos compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the CCAA. At the end of the regular season, the Santa Barbara accepted an invitation to play in a charity bowl game. The game was the first and only Citricado Bowl, played at Escondido High School in Escondido, California against a military team from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. The Gauchos played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Whittier*W 34–0
September 28Occidental*W 31–6
October 6Long Beach State
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 13–6
October 12at Los Angeles StateW 33–14
October 20vs. Cal Aggies*L 6–14
October 27Pomona-Claremont*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 14–15
November 3at Pepperdine*L 9–21
November 10San Diego State
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 7–304,000
November 16Sacramento State*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 33–0
December 1vs. San Diego Marines*L 14–25
  • *Non-conference game

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.

References

  1. "College Standings". Mirrow News. Los Angeles, California. November 27, 1956. p. 3, part III. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  2. Ron Kenney. "Escondido Reflections: The year Escondido hosted a bowl game". Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  3. Howard Hagen (November 11, 1956). "Magee Leads Aztecs To Fourth Win, 30-7". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
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