The 1948 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara College[note 1] during the 1948 college football season.
| 1948 Santa Barbara Gauchos football | |
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Potato Bowl, W 46–7 vs. Willamette | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 6–5 (2–3 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | La Playa Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Santa Barbara competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by fourth-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 six wins and five losses (6–5, 2–3 CCAA). At the end of the season, the Gauchos played in the first Potato Bowl, in Bakersfield, California.[note 2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at Oregon* | L 7–55 | |||
| September 25 | at Whittier* |
| W 21–19 | ||
| October 1 | Pomona* | W 32–14 | |||
| October 9 | Occidental* |
| L 7–8 | ||
| October 16 | at Fresno State | L 7–28 | [1] | ||
| October 22 | San Jose State |
| L 13–43 | ||
| November 6 | vs. Cal Aggies[note 3]* | W 27–6 | [2] | ||
| November 11 | Cal Poly* |
| W 35–19 | ||
| November 20 | at Pacific (CA) |
| L 14–46 | ||
| November 27 | San Diego State |
| W 27–6 | 4,500 | [3] |
| December 4 | vs. Willamette |
| W 46–7 | [4] | |
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Team players in the NFL
editNo Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1949 NFL draft.[5][6][7]
The following finished their Santa Barbara Gauchos career in 1948, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Sam Cathcart | Defensive back, halfback | 1949 San Francisco 49ers |
Notes
edit- ^ University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.
- ^ The Potato Bowl was played as a charity benefit in Bakersfield from 1948–1967. In later years, instead of four-year institutions it was played between Junior College teams. This Bowl game has no relation to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl which was founded in 1997.
- ^ 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
edit- ^ "Ventura Ties West Loop". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. October 18, 1948. p. 23. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Compton College Takes Lead as Little Rose Bowl Selectee". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. November 8, 1948. p. 22. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Howard Hagen (November 28, 1948). "Gauchos Was Aztecs, 27 To 6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
- ^ "Shrine Grid Game Becomes Bowl Tilt". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. December 1, 1948. p. 32. Retrieved February 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1949 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ "California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: California-Santa Barbara". Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
