1955 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

American college football season

1955 Santa Barbara Gauchos football

Conference| California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record| 3–6 (1–1 CCAA)
Head coach|

* Stan Williamson (8th season)

Home stadium| La Playa Stadium

Seasons

<- 1954

1956 ->

1955 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

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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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 23| Whittier*|

* La Playa Stadium
* Santa Barbara, CA

| L 7–20| |
September 30| Occidental*|

* La Playa Stadium
* Santa Barbara, CA

| L 0–13| |
October 8| at Cal Poly|

* Mustang Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, CA

| L 6–19| |
October 15| Los Angeles State|

* La Playa Stadium
* Santa Barbara, CA

| W 14–7| |
October 22| at Sacramento State*|

* Grant Stadium
* Sacramento, CA

| W 15–7| 2,000| [1]
October 29| vs. Cal Aggies[note 2]*|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| L 0–7| |
November 5| Pepperdine*|

* La Playa Stadium
* Santa Barbara, CA

| L 5–7| |
November 12| at Redlands*|

* Redlands Stadium[note 3]
* Redlands, CA

| W 19–7| |
November 17| at Long Beach State*|

* Wilson High School
* Long Beach, CA

| 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 .

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