1963 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

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1963 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumLa Playa Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Carolina     9 1 0
Abilene Christian     8 1 0
Northeastern     8 1 0
Mississippi Vocational     6 3 0
Santa Clara     6 3 0
St. Norbert     6 3 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff     5 3 1
Howard (AL)     5 3 1
Cortland     4 3 0
Lamar Tech     5 4 0
Parsons     5 4 0
Drake     4 4 0
Hawaii     5 5 0
Northern Michigan     4 4 1
Southern Connecticut State     4 4 0
Wabash     4 4 1
Tampa     4 5 1
Southern Illinois     4 5 0
UC Riverside     4 5 0
UC Santa Barbara     4 5 0
Chattanooga     4 6 0
Lake Forest     2 4 1
Hardin–Simmons     2 6 1
Arkansas State     2 6 0
Eastern Michigan     2 6 0
Rose Poly     2 6 0
Union (NY)     2 6 0
Cal Poly Pomona     2 7 0
Trinity (TX)     1 6 1
Carnegie Tech     1 6 0
Arlington State     1 8 0

The 1963 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season.

UCSB competed as an Independent in 1963, after having been a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) for the previous 24 years. The team was led by first-year head coach "Cactus Jack" Curtice, and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and five losses (4–5).

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Águilas Blancas
W 28–147,500
September 28Whittier
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 9–74,300
October 5UC Riverside
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 42–03,000
October 12at Sacramento StateL 0–192,500
October 19Long Beach State
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 9–144,000
October 26at San Diego StateL 14–4211,265[1]
November 2vs. UC Davis[note 1]L 0–72,321
November 9Santa Clara
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 27–147,200
November 16at Cal PolyL 12–145,400–5,500[2]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The game against UC Davis 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[edit]

  1. ^ Howard Hagen (October 27, 1963). "Aztecs Crush Gauchos, 42-14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.