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1961 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

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1961 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record2–8 (0–5 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLa Playa Stadium
Seasons← 19601962 →
1961 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3/5 Fresno State $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Cal Poly 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
San Diego State 2 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Los Angeles State 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Long Beach State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
UC Santa Barbara 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls

The 1961 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team was an American football team that represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1961 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bill Hammer, the Gauchos compiled a 2–8 record (0–5 in conference games), finished in last place in the CCAA, and were outscored by a total of 231 to 100.

The team played its home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at San Francisco State*L 0–592,500
September 23Whittier*L 0–20
September 30at Fresno StateL 14–229,066
October 7Los Angeles State
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 8–31
October 13Long Beach State
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 13–183,100
October 21at San Diego StateL 6–218,500
October 28Occidental*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 13–14
November 4vs. UC Davis*W 13–0
November 10Pepperdine*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, California
W 19–14
November 17at Cal PolyL 14–325,000
  • *Non-conference game

Notes

  1. The game against UC Davis 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. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  2. "Poets Stomp Gauchos; Cal Aggies Saturday Foe". The Daily News. September 25, 1961. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  5. Howard Hagen (October 22, 1961). "Aztecs Win, 21-6, As Sevier Shines". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
  6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
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