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1966 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

The 1966 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season.

1966 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumCampus Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Norbert   –   7 – 1 – 1
Parsons   –   9 – 2 – 0
Drake   –   8 – 2 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   8 – 2 – 0
Indiana (PA)   –   7 – 2 – 0
Santa Clara   –   7 – 2 – 0
Cortland   –   6 – 2 – 0
Northeastern   –   6 – 2 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 3 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   6 – 3 – 1
Samford   –   6 – 3 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 3 – 0
Eastern Michigan   –   5 – 3 – 1
Ashland   –   5 – 3 – 2
Northern Arizona   –   6 – 4 – 0
UC Santa Barbara   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 5 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   5 – 5 – 0
Chattanooga   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colorado College   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wabash   –   4 – 4 – 1
Milwaukee   –   4 – 5 – 1
Southern Illinois   –   4 – 5 – 1
UC Riverside   –   4 – 5 – 0
Tampa   –   4 – 5 – 0
Rose Poly   –   3 – 4 – 1
Hawaii   –   4 – 6 – 0
Portland State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Mississippi Valley State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Lake Forest   –   2 – 5 – 0
Wayne State (MI)   –   2 – 6 – 0

UCSB competed as an Independent in 1966. The team was led by third-year head coach "Cactus Jack" Curtice, and played home games at the new Campus Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4). For the 1966 season they outscored their opponents 261–159.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Sacramento State
W 24–95,500–6,540[1]
September 24Hawaii
  • Campus Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 24–67,000
October 1at Nevada
L 17–334,800
October 8Whittier
  • Campus Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 20–08,500
October 15at Long Beach State
L 14–485,491–5,500[2]
October 22Cal Poly Pomona
  • Campus Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 43–204,400–6,000[3]
October 29at Valley State
W 38–126,000
November 5at Santa Clara
L 7–1410,050
November 12Cal Western[note 1]
  • Campus Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 64–311,000
November 19Cal Poly
  • Campus Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 10–146,500–7,000[4][5]

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Notes edit

  1. ^ Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology. USIU had been known as California Western University (Cal Western) from 1952 to 1967.

References edit

  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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