1955 Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record3–6 (1–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLa Playa Stadium
1955 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Fresno State 2 0 09 1 0
Cal Poly 2 1 07 3 0
Santa Barbara 1 1 03 6 0
Los Angeles State 0 1 03 6 0
San Diego State 0 2 02 8 0
  • No champion named for the 1955 season

The 1955 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara College[note 1] during the 1955 college football season.

Santa Barbara competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by eighth-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 three wins and six losses (3–6, 1–1 CCAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Whittier*
L 7–20
September 30Occidental*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 0–13
October 8at Cal PolyL 6–19
October 15Los Angeles State
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 14–7
October 22at Sacramento State*
W 15–72,000[1]
October 29vs. Cal Aggies[note 2]*L 0–7
November 5Pepperdine*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 5–7
November 12at Redlands*
W 19–7
November 17at Long Beach State*L 6–27
  • *Non-conference game

Notes

  1. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.
  2. 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.
  3. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season

References

  1. Smolich, Marco (October 24, 1955). "South Staters Spoil Hornet's Homecoming With 15-7 Triumph". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. 27. Retrieved May 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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