1960 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

The 1960 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season.

1960 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1960 record2–5–1 (1–3 CCAA)
Head coachBill Hammer (1st season)
Home stadiumLa Playa Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
1960 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 9 UPI Fresno State $ 5 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
Long Beach State 3 –1 –1  5 –3 –1
Los Angeles State 2 –1 –1  4 –3 –1
Cal Poly 1 –2 –0  1 –5 –0
UC Santa Barbara 1 –3 –0  2 –5 –1
San Diego State 0 –5 –0  1 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

UCSB competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by first-year head coach Bill Hammer, and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins five losses and one tie (2–5–1, 1–3 CCAA). A game that had been scheduled to be played vs. Cal Poly was cancelled due to the plane crash involving the Cal Poly football team.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 16San Francisco State[note 1]*
L 0–14
September 24at Whittier*
L 8–14
September 30Fresno State[note 2]
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 15–33
October 8at Los Angeles State[note 3]
L 6–14
October 15at Long Beach State[note 4]
L 8–23
October 22San Diego State[note 5]
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 8–6
October 28at Occidental*
W 26–8
November 5vs. UC Davis[note 6][note 7]*
T 6–6
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No UC Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1961 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

Notes
  1. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  3. California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
  4. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
  5. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. 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.
  7. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.

References
  1. "1960 - California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  2. "1961 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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