1938 Santa Barbara State Gauchos football team

1938 Santa Barbara State Gauchos football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–8
Head coach	Spud Harder (4th season)
Home stadium	La Playa Stadium
Seasons ←  1937 1939  →

1938 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Jose State			–					11	–	1	–	0
Cal Poly			–					7	–	2	–	0
Santa Clara			–					6	–	2	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					6	–	2	–	0
San Francisco			–					5	–	2	–	1
Humboldt State			–					4	–	2	–	0
Idaho Southern Branch			–					4	–	3	–	0
Portland			–					5	–	3	–	0
Hawaii			–					4	–	4	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					4	–	5	–	0
San Francisco State			–					2	–	5	–	0
La Verne			–					1	–	4	–	0
Santa Barbara State			–					2	–	8	–	0
Gonzaga			–					1	–	7	–	0

The 1938 Santa Barbara State Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara State ^{[note 1]} as an independent during the 1938 college football season. The following year, the Gauchos and San Diego State join Fresno State and San Jose State as charter members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

The Gauchos were led by fifth-year head coach Theodore "Spud" Harder 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, 0–3 SCIAC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 47–109 for the season. That included the Gauchos being shut out in six of the ten games.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Occidental	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 0–6
September 30	at Colorado State–Greeley	Jackson Field Greeley, CO	W 13–0
October 7	at San Francisco	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 0–14		[1]
October 14	Willamette	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 3–6
October 21	Whittier	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 0–3
October 29	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 0–10
November 5	San Jose State	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 0–20
November 12	Cal Aggies	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 18–6
November 19	San Diego State	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 13–16		[2]
November 24	at Fresno State	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, California	L 0–28	6,756	[3] [4]

Team players in the NFL

The following Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1939 NFL draft. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Doug Oldershaw	Guard, end	11	98	New York Giants

Notes

1. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara State College from 1921 to 1943.

References

1. "Spartans Win Game 48 To 0; U.S.F. 14-0". Santa Cruz Evening News. Santa Cruz, California. October 8, 1938. p. 3. Retrieved July 22, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
2. Ted Steinmann (November 12, 1938). "Aztecs Rally To Win, 16-13". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 1-E.
3. "Fresno Ruins Gauchos, 28-0". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 25, 1938. p. 16. Retrieved March 6, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
5. "1939 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
6. "California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni" . Retrieved February 2, 2017.
7. "Draft History: California-Santa Barbara". Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.