1946 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

The 1946 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara College[note 1] during the 1946 college football season.

1946 Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record2–6 (1–4 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLa Playa Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
1946 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Jose State $ 4 0 09 1 1
Fresno State 2 2 08 4 0
Cal Poly 1 1 06 2 1
Pacific (CA) 2 2 04 7 0
San Diego State 2 3 06 4 0
Santa Barbara 1 4 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

Santa Barbara competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). This was the first year of competition for Santa Barbara after a five-year hiatus for World War II. The team was led by second-year head coach Stan Williamson and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. The Gauchos finished the season with a record of two wins and six losses (2–6, 1–4 CCAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Cal Poly
W 19–6
October 4Loyola (CA)*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 0–6[1]
October 11at Pacific (CA)
L 0–21
October 19Fresno State
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 13–20
November 1San Jose State
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 0–20
November 9at Nevada*
L 13–48[3]
November 15Cal Aggies*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 14–7
November 23San Diego State
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 7–9
  • *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. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[2]

References

  1. Charles Curtis (October 5, 1946). "Grady Scores Lone Tally as Lions Win, 6-0". Los Angeles Times. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  3. "Nevada Swamps Gauchos By 48 To 13: Beasley Dashes 88 Yards, Kalminar 65, Bass 47 in Game's Longest TD Plays". Nevada State Journal. November 10, 1946. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
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