1953 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

The 1953 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara College[note 1] during the 1953 college football season.

1953 Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
1953 record	2–6–1 (1–4 CCAA)
Head coach	Stan Williamson (6th season)
Home stadium	La Playa Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)

1953 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cal Poly $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
San Diego State	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Fresno State	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Pepperdine	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Santa Barbara	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Los Angeles State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Santa Barbara competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by sixth-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 two wins, six losses and one tie (2–6–1, 1–4 CCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	Whittier*	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	T 7–7
October 2	Occidental*	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 0–6
October 10	at Cal Poly[note 2]	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 6–59
October 17	Los Angeles State[note 3]	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 21–12
October 24	at Fresno State[note 4]	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, California	L 0–20	7,188[1]
October 31	vs. Cal Aggies[note 5][note 6]*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles	W 20–6
November 6	Pepperdine[note 7]	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 12–13
November 14	at San Francisco State[note 8]*	Cox Stadium San Francisco	L 13–26
November 21	at San Diego State[note 9]	Aztec Bowl San Diego	L 0–72	7,000[2]
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1954 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes

1. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.
2. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
3. California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
4. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
5. 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.
6. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
7. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
8. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
9. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

1. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
2. Howard Hagen (November 22, 1953). "Aztecs Crack Scoring Mark, Smash Gauchos, 72-0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-2.
3. "1953 - California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
4. "1954 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
5. "California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
6. "Draft History: California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved March 18, 2017.