1963 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

1963 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	"Cactus Jack" Curtice (1st season)
Home stadium	La Playa Stadium
Seasons ←  1962 1964  →

1963 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East Carolina			–					9	–	1	–	0
Abilene Christian			–					8	–	1	–	0
Northeastern			–					8	–	1	–	0
Wheaton (IL)			–					8	–	1	–	0
Mississippi Vocational			–					6	–	3	–	0
Santa Clara			–					6	–	3	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff			–					5	–	3	–	1
Howard (AL)			–					5	–	3	–	1
Cortland			–					4	–	3	–	0
Lamar Tech			–					5	–	4	–	0
Parsons			–					5	–	4	–	0
Drake			–					4	–	4	–	0
Hawaii			–					5	–	5	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					4	–	4	–	1
Southern Connecticut State			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tampa			–					4	–	5	–	1
Southern Illinois			–					4	–	5	–	0
UC Riverside			–					4	–	5	–	0
UC Santa Barbara			–					4	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga			–					4	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest			–					2	–	4	–	1
Hardin–Simmons			–					2	–	6	–	1
Arkansas State			–					2	–	6	–	0
Eastern Michigan			–					2	–	6	–	0
Rose Poly			–					2	–	6	–	0
Union (NY)			–					2	–	6	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					2	–	7	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					1	–	6	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	6	–	0
Arlington State			–					1	–	8	–	0

The 1963 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season.

UCSB competed as an Independent in 1963, after having been a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) for the previous 24 years. The team was led by first-year head coach "Cactus Jack" Curtice, and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and five losses (4–5).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Instituto Politécnico Nacional Águilas Blancas	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 28–14	7,500
September 28	Whittier	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 9–7	4,300
October 5	UC Riverside	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 42–0	3,000
October 12	at Sacramento State	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 0–19	2,500
October 19	Long Beach State	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 9–14	4,000
October 26	at San Diego State	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	L 14–42	11,265	[1]
November 2	vs. UC Davis [note 1]	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–7	2,321
November 9	Santa Clara	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 27–14	7,200
November 16	at Cal Poly	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 12–14	5,400–5,500	[2]

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Notes

1. The game against UC Davis 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.

References

1. Howard Hagen (October 27, 1963). "Aztecs Crush Gauchos, 42-14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 11, 2022.
3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 20, 2022.