1939 Santa Barbara State Gauchos football team

1939 Santa Barbara State Gauchos football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–4–1 (1–2 CCAA)
Head coach	Spud Harder (6th season)
Home stadium	La Playa Stadium (capacity: 10,000)
Seasons ←  1938 1940  →

1939 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Jose State $	3	–	0	–	0			13	–	0	–	0
Fresno State	1	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Santa Barbara State	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
San Diego State	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1939 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara State ^{[note 1]} during the 1939 college football season.

1939 was the inaugural year for the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). Santa Barbara State was one of four charter members of the conference, along with Fresno State Normal School, San Diego State College and San Jose State College. The Gauchos were led by sixth-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 five wins, four losses and one tie (5–4–1, 1–2 CCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 22	Occidental *	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 20–0
September 29	Willamette *	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 20–14
October 6	Fresno State [note 2]	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 6–13
October 14	San Diego Marines [note 3] *	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 0–7
October 21	San Francisco *	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	T 0–0
October 27	at San Jose State [note 4]	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	L 7–23
November 3	at California JV *	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 22–0
November 17	Colorado State College [note 5] *	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 19–0
November 25	at San Diego State [note 6]	Aztec Bowl San Diego	W 19–0	4,000 [1]
December 1	at Whittier *	Hadley Field Whittier, California	L 0–10
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara State College from 1921 to 1943.
2. California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948.
3. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
4. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
5. University of Northern Colorado was known as Colorado State College of Education from 1935 to 1957.
6. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

1. Ted Steinmann (November 26, 1939). "Santa Barbarans Whip Aztecs, 19-0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 1-E.
2. "1939 - California-Santa Barbara" . Retrieved February 1, 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}