1991 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

The 1991 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1991 NCAA Division II football season.

1991 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferenceIndependent
1991 record5–3
Head coach
  • Rick Candaele (2nd season)
Home stadiumCampus Stadium
(Capacity: 17,000)
1991 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 20 Wofford ^   –    9 –3 –0
UC Santa Barbara   –    5 –3 –0
Michigan Tech   –    6 –4 –0
Saint Mary's   –    6 –5 –0
Tennessee–Martin   –    5 –6 –0
Troy State   –    5 –6 –0
New Haven   –    3 –7 –0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The Gauchos competed as an NCAA Division II independent in 1991. The team was led by second-year head coach Rick Candaele, and played home games at Campus Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins and three losses (5–3) and were outscored by their opponents 217–218 for the season. Candaele finished his two years as head coach with a record of 11–7, a .611 winning percentage.

In 1992, the NCAA legislated that Division I colleges must play at that level in all sports. As UCSB played at the Division I level in basketball and other sports, that would have required a significant upgrade to the football program. A new student fee was proposed to the students, but it was defeated. These two situations forced UC Santa Barbara to drop the football program again (it had previously been stopped after the 1971 season).[1]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Sonoma State
L 7–33[2]
September 21California Lutheran
W 33–23856[3]
September 28at Chico State[note 2]
L 31–52
October 5at San Francisco State
W 31–27[4]
October 12Cal State Hayward[note 3]
  • Campus Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, California
W 42–28913[5]
October 19at Azusa Pacific
W 28–73,000[6]
October 26at Saint Mary’s
L 3–41
November 2Azusa Pacific
  • Campus Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, California
W 42–7745[7]

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Team players in the NFL

No Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft.[10][11][12]

Notes
  1. Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.
  2. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  3. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.

References
  1. John Zant (April 23, 2015). "UCSB's Forgotten Football History". Santa Barbara Independent. Santa Barbara, California. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  2. Ralph Leef (September 15, 1991). "Spear leads SSU's record day". The Press Democrat. pp. C1, C9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1991. p. C21. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "UC-Santa Barbara 31, San Francisco State 27". San Francisco Examiner. October 6, 1991. p. D9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 13, 1991. p. C18. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 20, 1991. p. C23. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1991. p. C20. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "College Football Log". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 24, 1991. p. C5. Retrieved January 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "College Football Log". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 26, 1991. p. C9. Retrieved January 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "1992 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  11. "California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  12. "Draft History: California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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