1970 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record2–9 (1–5 PCAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPete Kettela (1st season)
Home stadiumCampus Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Long Beach State + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Fresno State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
San Jose State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
UC Santa Barbara 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Cal State Los Angeles 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1970 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Andy Everest, the Gauchos compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the PCAA. The team played home games at Campus Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Fresno State
L 10–25
September 12at San Jose State
L 14–28
September 26at Valley State*
L 7–13
October 3at Texas Tech*
L 21–6334,000
October 10at Santa Clara*
L 10–14
October 16at Long Beach State
L 7–335,718[1]
October 24Hawaii*
  • Campus Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 22–205,000[2]
October 31Pacific (CA)
  • Campus Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 13–273,000[3]
November 7Cal State Los Angeles
  • Campus Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 36–65,000[4]
November 14at No. 14 San Diego State
L 7–6426,015[5]
November 21Cal Poly*
  • Campus Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 7–425,350[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Santa Barbara stops Hawaii". The Fresno Bee. October 25, 1970. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cal State (LB) Crushes Cal Poly (SLO), 49-20". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1970. p. D-9. Retrieved March 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Gauchos Roll Past Punchless Diablos". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. November 8, 1970. p. 4-B. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "Aztecs Ramble Past Santa Barbara 64-7". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. November 15, 1970. p. 1-B. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Redlands Nips Poets, 14-13 to Share Title". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 22, 1970. p. D12. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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