1968 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team
1968 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football | |
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Conference | Independent |
1968 record | 4–4–1 |
Head coach | "Cactus Jack" Curtice (6th season) |
Home stadium | Campus Stadium |
The 1968 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1968 College Division football season.
UCSB competed as an Independent in 1968. This was the last year for the Gauchos as the college level. They would move to the University Level in 1969 as a charter member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA). The team was led by sixth-year head coach "Cactus Jack" Curtice, and played home games at Campus Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins, four losses and one tie (4–4–1). For the 1968 season they outscored their opponents 253–163.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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September 14 | at UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas | T 14–14 | ||||||
September 21 | Tampa | Campus Stadium • Santa Barbara, California | L 7–18 | ||||||
September 28 | at Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada | L 13–17 | ||||||
October 5 | Whittier | Campus Stadium • Santa Barbara, California | W 58–14 | ||||||
October 12 | Hawaii | Campus Stadium • Santa Barbara, California | W 49–14 | 8,500[1] | |||||
October 19 | at Long Beach State[note 1] | Veterans Stadium • Long Beach, California | W 42–21 | ||||||
November 2 | at Santa Clara | Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, California | W 35–14 | ||||||
November 9 | Pacific (CA) | Campus Stadium • Santa Barbara, California | L 21–27 | ||||||
November 16 | Cal Poly[note 2] | Campus Stadium • Santa Barbara, California | L 14–24 | 10,000[2] | |||||
Team players in the NFL
The following Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1969 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Dave Chapple | Punter | 10 | 250 | San Francisco 49ers |
Tom Broadhead | Running back | 12 | 293 | New Orleans Saints |
Dick Heinz | Defensive tackle | 13 | 331 | St. Louis Cardinals |
Notes
- ↑ California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 127. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
- ↑ "Valley State Stages 'Miracle' Rally to Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 17, 1968. p. D-18. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1968 - California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ↑ "1969 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ↑ "California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Draft History: California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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