1991 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
  • Rick Candaele (2nd season)
Home stadiumHarder Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1991 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 Wofford ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
Springfield   –   7 – 3 – 0
Southern Connecticut State   –   6 – 3 – 0
UC Santa Barbara   –   5 – 3 – 0
Michigan Tech   –   6 – 4 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee–Martin   –   5 – 6 – 0
Troy State   –   5 – 6 – 0
American International   –   4 – 5 – 1
New Haven   –   3 – 7 – 0
Wayne State (NE)   –   3 – 7 – 0
Kentucky State   –   2 – 9 – 0
Central Connecticut   –   1 – 8 – 1
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1991 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as an independent during the 1991 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Rick Candaele in his second and final season as head coach, the Gauchos compiled a record of 5–3 and were outscored by their opponents 218 to 217 for the season. The team played home games at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.

In 1992, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) legislated that NCAA Division I colleges must play at that level in all sports. As UC Santa Barbara played at the Division I level in basketball and other sports, that would have required a significant upgrade to the football program. A new student fee to finance the football program was proposed to the students, but it was defeated. UC Santa Barbara was forced to drop the football program again. It had previously been discontinued after the 1971 season.[1] Candaele finished his two-year stint as head coach with a record of 11–7 for a .611 winning percentage.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Sonoma State
L 7–33860[2]
September 21Cal Lutheran
W 33–23850–856[3]
September 28at Chico State
L 31–522,608
October 5at San Francisco State
W 31–271,200[4]
October 12Cal State Hayward
  • Harder Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 42–28250–913[5][6]
October 19at Azusa Pacific
W 28–73,000[7]
October 26at Saint Mary's
L 3–412,158
November 2Azusa Pacific
  • Harder Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 42–7745[8]

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Notes

  1. ^ Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.

References

  1. ^ John Zant (April 23, 2015). "UCSB's Forgotten Football History". Santa Barbara Independent. Santa Barbara, California. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  2. ^ Ralph Leef (September 15, 1991). "Spear leads SSU's record day". The Press Democrat. pp. C1, C9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1991. p. C21. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "UC-Santa Barbara 31, San Francisco State 27". San Francisco Examiner. October 6, 1991. p. D9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 13, 1991. p. C18. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Final 1991 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 20, 1991. p. C23. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1991. p. C20. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "College Football Log". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 24, 1991. p. C5. Retrieved January 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ "College Football Log". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 26, 1991. p. C9. Retrieved January 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^ "Final 1991 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
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