1949 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

The 1949 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara College[note 1] during the 1949 college football season.

1949 Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1949 record2–7 (1–3 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLa Playa Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
1949 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
San Jose State $ 4 –0 –0  9 –4 –0
San Diego State 3 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Cal Poly 1 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Fresno State 1 –3 –0  3 –8 –0
Santa Barbara 1 –3 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Santa Barbara competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by first-year head coach Roy Engle and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins and seven losses (2–7, 1–3 CCAA).

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 23Whittier*
L 6–20
September 30at Pomona[note 2]*
L 13–21
October 7Occidental*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, California
L 12–31
October 14Fresno State[note 3]
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, California
W 14–7
October 21at San Jose State[note 4]
L 14–55
October 29vs. Cal Aggies[note 5][note 6]*
W 40–6
November 8Pepperdine[note 7]*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, California
L 12–33
November 11at Cal Poly[note 8]
L 0–7[1]
November 24San Diego State[note 9]
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, California
L 0–226,000[2]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1950 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

The following finished their Santa Barbara Gauchos career in 1949, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Royal CathcartHalfback1950 San Francisco 49ers

Notes
  1. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.
  2. What is now known as the Pomona-Pitzer football team played using just the Pomona College name from 1893 to 1949. Pitzer College did not exist until 1963.
  3. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  4. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. 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.
  6. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  7. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
  8. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  9. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.

References
  1. "Cal Poly Wins". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 11, 1949. p. 45. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Howard Hagen (November 25, 1949). "Aztecs Close With 22-0 Win". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-3.
  3. "1949 - California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  4. "1950 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  5. "California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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