1955 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

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1955 Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record3–6 (1–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLa Playa Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State 2 0 0 9 1 0
Cal Poly 2 1 0 7 3 0
Santa Barbara 1 1 0 3 6 0
Los Angeles State 0 1 0 3 6 0
San Diego State 0 2 0 2 8 0
  • No champion named for the 1955 season

The 1955 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara College[note 1] during the 1955 college football season.

Santa Barbara competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by eighth-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 three wins and six losses (3–6, 1–1 CCAA).

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Whittier*L 7–20
September 30Occidental*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 0–13
October 8at Cal PolyL 6–19
October 15Los Angeles State
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 14–7
October 22at Sacramento State*
W 15–72,000[1]
October 29vs. Cal Aggies[note 2]*L 0–7
November 5Pepperdine*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 5–7
November 12at Redlands*
W 19–7
November 17at Long Beach State*L 6–27
  • *Non-conference game

Notes

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  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.
  3. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season

References

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  1. ^ Smolich, Marco (October 24, 1955). "South Staters Spoil Hornet's Homecoming With 15-7 Triumph". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. 27. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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