1961 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record2–8 (0–5 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLa Playa Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3/5 Fresno State $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Cal Poly 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
San Diego State 2 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Los Angeles State 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Long Beach State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
UC Santa Barbara 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls

The 1961 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season.

UCSB competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by second-year head coach Bill Hammer, and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8, 0–5 CCAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at San Francisco State*
L 0–592,500[1]
September 22Whittier*
L 0–20
September 30at Fresno State
L 14–229,066[2]
October 7Los Angeles State
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 8–31
October 13Long Beach State
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 13–183,100[3]
October 21at San Diego State
L 6–218,500[4]
October 28Occidental*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 13–14
November 4vs. UC Davis[note 1]*
W 13–0
November 10Pepperdine*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, California
W 19–14
November 17at Cal Poly
L 14–325,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game

Notes

  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

  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  4. ^ Howard Hagen (October 22, 1961). "Aztecs Win, 21-6, As Sevier Shines". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
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