1968 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

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1968 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumCampus Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 San Diego State   –   9 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Chattanooga   –   9 – 1 – 0
Indiana State   –   9 – 1 – 0
Indiana (PA)   –   9 – 1 – 0
Nevada Southern   –   8 – 1 – 0
UC Riverside   –   7 – 1 – 1
Ashland   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Eastern Michigan   –   8 – 2 – 0
Lincoln (MO)   –   8 – 2 – 04
St. Norbert   –   6 – 2 – 1
Tennessee State   –   6 – 2 – 1
Hawaii   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Tampa   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Akron   –   7 – 3 – 1
Northeastern   –   6 – 3 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   6 – 3 – 0
Cortland   –   5 – 3 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 1
Northern Arizona   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   6 – 4 – 0
Samford   –   6 – 4 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   5 – 4 – 0
Parsons   –   5 – 4 – 0
Drake   –   5 – 5 – 0
UC Santa Barbara   –   4 – 4 – 1
Santa Clara   –   4 – 5 – 0
Portland State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Wayne State (MI)   –   3 – 6 – 0
Wabash   –   3 – 6 – 0
Colorado College   –   2 – 6 – 0
Kentucky State   –   2 – 7 – 0
Milwaukee   –   2 – 7 – 0
Lake Forest   –   2 – 8 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   2 – 8 – 0
Mississippi Valley State   –   1 – 7 – 0
UC San Diego   –   0 – 7 – 0
Rose Poly   –   0 – 8 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   0 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1968 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season.

UCSB competed as an Independent in 1968. This was the last year for the Gauchos as the college level. They would move to the University Level in 1969 as a charter member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA). The team was led by sixth-year head coach "Cactus Jack" Curtice, and played home games at Campus Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins, four losses and one tie (4–4–1). For the 1968 season they outscored their opponents 253–163.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at UTEP
T 14–1426,820
September 21Tampa
L 7–188,000
September 28at Nevada
L 13–173,000–5,000[1]
October 5Whittier
  • Campus Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 58–148,000
October 12Hawaii
  • Campus Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 49–148,500[2]
October 19at Long Beach State
W 42–215,000
November 2at Santa Clara
W 35–144,222
November 9Pacific (CA)
  • Campus Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 21–279,000
November 16Cal Poly
  • Campus Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 14–2410,000[3]

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Team players in the NFL[edit]

The following Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1969 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Dave Chapple Punter 10 250 San Francisco 49ers
Tom Broadhead Running back 12 293 New Orleans Saints
Dick Heinz Defensive tackle 13 331 St. Louis Cardinals

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 127. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  3. ^ "Valley State Stages 'Miracle' Rally to Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 17, 1968. p. D-18. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "1969 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  7. ^ "Draft History: California-Santa Barbara". Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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