1947 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

The 1947 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara College[note 1] during the 1947 college football season.

1947 Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record4–3–1 (1–3–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLa Playa Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
1947 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Pacific (CA) $ 5 0 010 1 0
San Jose State 3 2 09 3 0
Fresno State 2 1 23 6 2
San Diego State 2 2 17 3 1
Santa Barbara 1 3 14 3 1
Cal Poly 0 5 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

Santa Barbara competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by third-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 four wins, three losses and one tie (4–3–1, 1–3–1 CCAA).

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Santa Barbara was ranked at No. 198 out of 500 college football teams.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Pomona*
W 26–13
October 10Occidental*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 17–14
October 17at San Jose StateL 0–39
October 25Cal Aggies
W 26–14[2]
November 1Cal Poly*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 53–14
November 7Pacific (CA)*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 19–44
November 15Fresno State
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
T 7–7
November 29at San Diego StateL 0–1910,000[3][4]
  • *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.

References

  1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Cathcart Sparks Gaucho Triumph". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 26, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved March 13, 2018 via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. "Aztecs, Gauchos In 0-0 Deadlock". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. November 30, 1947. p. 3-B.
  4. "Saturday's Late Sports". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. December 1, 1947. p. 4-B.
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