1947 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

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1947 Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record4–3–1 (1–3–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLa Playa Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pacific (CA) $ 5 0 0 10 1 0
San Jose State 3 2 0 9 3 0
Fresno State 2 1 2 3 6 2
San Diego State 2 2 1 7 3 1
Santa Barbara 1 3 1 4 3 1
Cal Poly 0 5 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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 icon
  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.