1954 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

The 1954 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara College[note 1] during the 1954 college football season.

1954 Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
1954 record	4–5 (1–3 CCAA)
Head coach	Stan Williamson (tth season)
Home stadium	La Playa Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)

1954 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Cal Poly	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
San Diego State	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Santa Barbara	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Los Angeles State	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Santa Barbara competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by seventh-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 and five losses (4–5, 1–3 CCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24	at Whittier*	Hadley Field Whittier, CA	W 27–18
October 1	at Occidental*	D.W. Patterson Field Los Angeles, CA	L 0–2
October 8	Cal Poly[note 2]	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 6–47
October 15	at Los Angeles State[note 3]	Snyder Field Los Angeles, CA	W 9–6
October 23	Fresno State[note 4]	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 20–26	5,000[1]
October 30	vs. Cal Aggies[note 5][note 6]*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 32–0
November 6	at Pepperdine[note 7]*	El Camino Stadium Torrance, CA	W 13–12
November 12	Redlands*	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 0–20
November 20	San Diego State[note 8]	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 14–33	5,000[2]
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1955 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 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 21, 1954). "Aztecs Win, 33-14, Clinch Third Place". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
3. "1954 - California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
4. "1955 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.