1954 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

1954 Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record4–5 (1–3 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLa Playa Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State $ 4 0 0 7 3 0
Cal Poly 3 1 0 6 4 0
San Diego State 2 2 0 5 4 0
Santa Barbara 1 3 0 4 5 0
Los Angeles State 0 4 0 2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1954 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara College[note 1] during the 1954 college football season.

Santa Barbara competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by seventh-year head coach Stan Williamson, 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, 1–3 CCAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Whittier*
W 27–18
October 1at Occidental*
L 0–2
October 8Cal PolyL 6–47
October 15at Los Angeles State
W 9–6
October 23Fresno State
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 20–265,000[1]
October 30vs. Cal Aggies[note 2]*W 32–0
November 6at Pepperdine*
W 13–12
November 12Redlands*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 0–20
November 20San Diego State
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 14–335,000[2]
  • *Non-conference game

Notes

  1. ^ University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.
  2. ^ The game against the Cal Aggies 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.

References

  1. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Howard Hagen (November 21, 1954). "Aztecs Win, 33-14, Clinch Third Place". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.