1953 Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record2–6–1 (1–4 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLa Playa Stadium
1953 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cal Poly $ 5 –0 –09 –0 –0
San Diego State 3 –1 –15 –3 –1
Fresno State 2 –2 –14 –4 –2
Pepperdine 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Santa Barbara 1 –4 –02 –6 –1
Los Angeles State 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara College[note 1] during the 1953 college football season.

Santa Barbara competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by sixth-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 two wins, six losses and one tie (2–6–1, 1–4 CCAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Whittier*
T 7–7
October 2Occidental*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 0–6
October 10at Cal PolyL 6–59
October 17Los Angeles State
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 21–12
October 24at Fresno StateL 0–207,188[1]
October 31vs. Cal Aggies[note 2]*W 20–6
November 6Pepperdine
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 12–13
November 14at San Francisco State*L 13–26
November 21at San Diego StateL 0–727,000[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 22, 1953). "Aztecs Crack Scoring Mark, Smash Gauchos, 72-0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-2.
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