1966 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

1966 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Conference Independent
1966 record 6–4
Head coach "Cactus Jack" Curtice (4th season)
Home stadium Campus Stadium

The 1966 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1966 College Division football season.

UCSB competed as an Independent in 1966. The team was led by third-year head coach "Cactus Jack" Curtice, and played home games at the new Campus Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4). For the 1966 season they outscored their opponents 261–159.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 17 Sacramento State[note 1] Campus Stadium • Santa Barbara, California W 24–9  
September 24 Hawaii Campus Stadium • Santa Barbara, California W 24–6  
October 1 at Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada L 17–33  
October 8 Whittier Campus Stadium • Santa Barbara, California W 20–0  
October 15 at Long Beach State[note 2] Veterans Stadium • Long Beach, California L 14–48  
October 22 Cal Poly Pomona[note 3] Campus Stadium • Santa Barbara, California W 43–20  
October 29 at Valley State[note 4] Birmingham High School • Van Nuys, California W 38–12  
November 5 at Santa Clara Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, California L 7–14  
November 12 Cal Western[note 5] Campus Stadium • Santa Barbara, California W 64–3  
November 19 Cal Poly[note 6] Campus Stadium • Santa Barbara, California L 10–14  

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Team players in the NFL

No Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1967 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

Notes

  1. ↑ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  2. ↑ California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.
  3. ↑ California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was officially known as California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis from 1966 to 1971. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
  4. ↑ California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 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. ↑ "1966 - 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.
  2. ↑ "1967 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  3. ↑ "California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Draft History: California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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