1961 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

American college football season

1961 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football

Conference| California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record| 2–8 (0–5 CCAA)
Head coach|

* Bill Hammer (2nd season)

Home stadium| La Playa Stadium

Seasons

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1962 ->

1961 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 3/5 Fresno State $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
Cal Poly | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
San Diego State | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Los Angeles State | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Long Beach State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
UC Santa Barbara | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls

The 1961 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1961 college football season.

UCSB competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by second-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 and eight losses (2–8, 0–5 CCAA).

## Schedule

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September 16| at San Francisco State*|

* Cox Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| L 0–59| 2,500| [1]
September 23| Whittier*|

* La Playa Stadium
* Santa Barbara, CA

| L 0–20| | [2]
September 30| at Fresno State|

* Ratcliffe Stadium
* Fresno, CA

| L 14–22| 9,066| [3]
October 7| Los Angeles State|

* La Playa Stadium
* Santa Barbara, CA

| L 8–31| |
October 13| Long Beach State|

* La Playa Stadium
* Santa Barbara, CA

| L 13–18| 3,100| [4]
October 21| at San Diego State|

* Aztec Bowl
* San Diego, CA

| L 6–21| 8,500| [5]
October 28| Occidental*|

* La Playa Stadium
* Santa Barbara, CA

| L 13–14| |
November 4| vs. UC Davis[note 1]*|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| W 13–0| |
November 10| Pepperdine*|

* La Playa Stadium
* Santa Barbara, California

| W 19–14| |
November 17| at Cal Poly|

* Mustang Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, CA

| L 14–32| 5,000| [6]

* *Non-conference game

## Notes

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1. ^ 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.

## References

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1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
2. ^ "Poets Stomp Gauchos; Cal Aggies Saturday Foe". The Daily News. September 25, 1961. p. II-1 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
5. ^ Howard Hagen (October 22, 1961). "Aztecs Win, 21-6, As Sevier Shines". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.

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* Peabody Stadium (1921–1937)
* La Playa Stadium (1938–1965)
* Harder Stadium (1966–1995)

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