1964 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

The 1964 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season.

1964 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Conference	Independent
1964 record	4–7
Head coach	"Cactus Jack" Curtice (2nd season)
Home stadium	La Playa Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)

1964 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East Carolina			–					9	–	1	–	0
Cortland			–					8	–	1	–	0
Santa Clara			–					7	–	2	–	0
Chattanooga			–					7	–	3	–	0
Parsons			–					6	–	3	–	0
Northeastern			–					5	–	3	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					5	–	3	–	0
Drake			–					6	–	4	–	0
La Verne			–					5	–	4	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					4	–	4	–	1
Wabash			–					3	–	3	–	2
Hawaii			–					4	–	5	–	0
Milwaukee			–					4	–	5	–	0
Tampa			–					4	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest			–					3	–	5	–	0
UC Santa Barbara			–					4	–	7	–	0
Rose Poly			–					2	–	6	–	0
UC Riverside			–					2	–	7	–	0
Wheaton (IL)			–					2	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					2	–	8	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					1	–	6	–	0
Colorado College			–					1	–	7	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	8	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					1	–	9	–	0

UCSB competed as an Independent in 1964. The team was led by second-year head coach "Cactus Jack" Curtice, and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7). For the 1964 season they were outscored by their opponents 152–164.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	at Valley State[note 1]	Monroe High Sepulveda, California	L 0–7
September 26	at Whittier	Hadley Field Whittier, California	L 6–19
October 3	Nevada	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 14–0
October 10	at UC Davis[note 2]	Toomey Field Davis, California	W 28–0
October 16	at Long Beach State[note 3]	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, California	L 7–18
October 24	No. 4 San Diego State[note 4]	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 9–50	5,000[1]
October 31	at Santa Clara	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California	L 0–21
November 7	Cal Western[note 5]	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 7–9
November 14	at UC Riverside	Highlander Stadium Riverside, California	W 48–7
November 21	Cal Poly[note 6]	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 26–13
November 28	at Mexican All-Stars	Aztec Bowl Mexico City, Mexico	L 7–20
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1965 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

Notes

1. California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
2. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
3. California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.
4. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
5. Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology. USIU had been known as California Western University (Cal Western) from 1952 to 1967.
6. 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.

References

1. Howard Hagen (October 25, 1964). "Aztecs Bombard Gauchos, 50-9". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
2. "1964 - California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved February 1, 2017.Note: cfbwarehouse incorrectly lists another game vs. Antelope Valley College. That was a JC game, and was not played by UCSB.
3. "1965 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.