American college football season
The 1938 Santa Barbara State Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara State [ note 1] as an independent during the 1938 college football season . The following year, the Gauchos and San Diego State join Fresno State and San Jose State as charter members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).
The Gauchos were led by fifth-year head coach Theodore "Spud" Harder and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California . They finished the season with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8, 0–3 SCIAC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 47–109 for the season. That included the Gauchos being shut out in six of the ten games.
Schedule
Team players in the NFL
The following Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1939 NFL draft .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Notes
References
^ "Spartans Win Game 48 To 0; U.S.F. 14-0" . Santa Cruz Evening News . Santa Cruz, California. October 8, 1938. p. 3. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Ted Steinmann (November 12, 1938). "Aztecs Rally To Win, 16-13". The San Diego Union . San Diego, California. p. 1-E.
^ "Fresno Ruins Gauchos, 28-0" . The San Bernardino County Sun . San Bernardino, California. November 25, 1938. p. 16. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF) . Retrieved December 8, 2016 .
^ "1939 NFL Draft" . Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2017 .
^ "California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni" . Retrieved February 2, 2017 .
^ "Draft History: California-Santa Barbara" . Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017 .