1963 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

1963 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Conference Independent
1963 record 4–5
Head coach "Cactus Jack" Curtice (1st season)
Home stadium La Playa Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)

The 1963 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1963 College Division football season.

UCSB competed as an Independent in 1963, after having been a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) for the previous 24 years. The team was led by first-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 five losses (4–5).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 14 Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Águilas Blancas		 La Playa Stadium • Santa Barbara, California W 28–14  
September 28 Whittier La Playa Stadium • Santa Barbara, California W 9–7  
October 5 UC Riverside La Playa Stadium • Santa Barbara, California W 42–0  
October 12 at Sacramento State[note 1] Charles C. Hughes Stadium • Sacramento, California L 0–19  
October 19 Long Beach State[note 2] La Playa Stadium • Santa Barbara, California L 9–14  
October 26 at San Diego State[note 3] Aztec Bowl • San Diego L 14–42   11,265[1]
November 2 vs. UC Davis[note 4][note 5] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles L 0–7   2,321
November 9 Santa Clara La Playa Stadium • Santa Barbara, California W 27–14  
November 16 at Cal Poly[note 6] Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California L 12–14  

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Team players in the NFL

No Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1964 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

Notes

  1. ↑ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  2. ↑ California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
  3. ↑ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. ↑ The game against UC Davis 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.
  5. ↑ The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  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 27, 1963). "Aztecs Crush Gauchos, 42-14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
  2. ↑ "1963 - 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. ↑ "1964 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.
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