1937 Santa Barbara State Gauchos football team

The 1937 Santa Barbara State Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara State[note 1] during the 1937 college football season.

1937 Santa Barbara State Gauchos football
Conference	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1937 record	5–2–2 (3–1–1 SCIAC)
Head coach	Theodore "Spud" Harder (4th season)
Home stadium	Peabody Stadium

1937 Southern California Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Diego State $	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Santa Barbara State	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
Redlands	2	–	1	–	2			3	–	3	–	2
Whittier	2	–	2	–	1			2	–	6	–	2
Occidental	1	–	2	–	2			2	–	2	–	3
La Verne	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Santa Barbara State competed in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC). The Gauchos were led by fourth-year head coach Theodore "Spud" Harder and played home games at Peabody Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins, two losses and two ties (5–2–2, 3–1–1 SCIAC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 138–49 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24	Occidental	Peabody Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	T 0–0
October 8	Arizona State[note 2]*	Peabody Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 27–7
October 15	at Redlands	Redlands Stadium[note 3] Redlands, CA	W 31–0
October 22	Texas Mines[note 4]*	Peabody Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	T 13–13
October 29	at Whittier	Hadley Field Whittier, CA	W 20–0
November 6	La Verne	Peabody Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 20–0
November 13	Nevada*	Peabody Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 20–7
November 20	San Diego State[note 5]	Peabody Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 0–13	8,000[1]
December 4	at New Mexico A&M[note 6]*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	L 7–9
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1938 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

The following finished their Santa Barbara career in 1937, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Howie Yeager	Wingback	1941 New York Giants

Notes

1. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara State College from 1921 to 1943.
2. Arizona State University was known as Arizona State Teachers College from 1929 to 1944.
3. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season
4. University of Texas at El Paso was known as College of Mines and Metallurgy of the University of Texas from 1920 to 1948.
5. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
6. New Mexico State University was known as New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts (New Mexico A&M) from 1890 to 1959.

References

1. Ted Steinmann (November 21, 1937). "Aztecs Win 13-0; Keep League Title". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California.
2. "1937 - California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
3. "1938 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
4. "California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
5. "Draft History: California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved March 18, 2017.