1987 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

The 1987 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1987 NCAA Division III football season.

1987 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Conference	Independent
1987 record	8–2
Head coach	Mike Warren (2nd season)
Home stadium	Campus Stadium (Capacity: 17,000)

1987 NCAA Division III independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wagner ^			–					13	–	1	–	0
Rochester (NY) ^			–					9	–	2	–	0
Hofstra ^			–					8	–	2	–	0
UC Santa Barbara			–					8	–	2	–	0
Dayton ^			–					11	–	3	–	0
Ferrum ^			–					8	–	2	–	1
Salisbury State			–					7	–	2	–	0
Georgetown			–					6	–	2	–	1
DePauw			–					7	–	3	–	0
Menlo ^			–					7	–	3	–	0
Canisius			–					6	–	3	–	1
San Diego			–					6	–	3	–	1
Mercyhurst			–					6	–	4	–	0
Cortland			–					5	–	4	–	0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham			–					5	–	4	–	0
Albany			–					5	–	5	–	0
Drake			–					5	–	5	–	0
Norwich			–					4	–	4	–	1
Union (NY)			–					5	–	5	–	0
Aurora			–					4	–	5	–	0
Brockport			–					3	–	6	–	0
Buffalo			–					3	–	7	–	0
Catholic University			–					3	–	7	–	0
Saint Francis (PA)			–					2	–	6	–	0
Colorado College			–					2	–	7	–	0
Duquesne			–					2	–	7	–	0
Frostburg State			–					2	–	8	–	0
Saint Peter's			–					2	–	8	–	0
Marist			–					1	–	7	–	0
Quincy			–					1	–	7	–	0
Buffalo State			–					1	–	9	–	0
Wesley			–					0	–	9	–	0
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The Gauchos competed as an NCAA Division III independent in 1987. This was the second year for "official" NCAA football since the program disbanded after the 1971 season. From 1983 to 1985, a student-run club team existed, but games played by that team are not considered in NCAA records. The team was led by second-year head coach Mike Warren, and played home games at Campus Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and two losses (8–2) and outscored their opponents 237–107 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	Azusa Pacific	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 34–7	1,772[1]
September 19	at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	Fritz B. Burns Stadium Claremont, CA	W 17–13	1,200[2]
September 26	at Whittier	Memorial Stadium Whittier, CA	L 7–14
October 3	Redlands	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 35–14	2,506[3]
October 10	Saint Mary’s	Saint Mary’s Stadium Moraga, CA	W 16–13	3,125[4]
October 17	La Verne	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 35–12	1,435[5]
October 24	at Pomona-Pitzer	Alumni Field[note 1] Claremont, CA	W 55–0
October 31	San Diego	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 0–7	1,031[6]
November 7	California Lutheran	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 16–15	1,748[7]
November 14	at Sonoma State	Cossacks Stadium[note 2] Rohnert Park, CA	W 22–12	572[8]
Homecoming

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Team players in the NFL

No Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.[11][12][13]

Notes

1. Merritt Field was known as Alumni Field until 1991.
2. Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.

References

1. "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 14, 1987. p. III-18. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 20, 1987. p. III-16. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 4, 1987. p. III-18. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 11, 1987. p. III-21. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 18, 1987. p. III-20. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1987. p. III-18. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 8, 1987. p. III-19. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Portland State Beats CS Northridge". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 15, 1987. p. III-9. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "College Football Log". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 15, 1987. p. III-6. Retrieved January 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "College Football Log". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 24, 1987. p. III-7. Retrieved January 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "1988 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
12. "California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
13. "Draft History: California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved March 18, 2017.