1965 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

1965 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Camellia Bowl, L 10–18 vs. Cal State Los Angeles
Conference	Independent
Record	8–2
Head coach	"Cactus Jack" Curtice (3rd season)
Home stadium	La Playa Stadium
Seasons ←  1964 1966  →

1965 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Springfield			–					9	–	0	–	0
Parsons			–					8	–	1	–	0
Santa Clara			–					8	–	1	–	0
UC Santa Barbara			–					8	–	2	–	0
Cortland			–					7	–	2	–	0
Wabash			–					7	–	2	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	2	–	0
UC Riverside			–					6	–	2	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	2	–	1
Northern Michigan			–					7	–	3	–	0
Mississippi Valley State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Rose Poly			–					5	–	3	–	0
Drake			–					6	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	4	–	1
Arizona State–Flagstaff			–					5	–	4	–	1
Lake Forest			–					4	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					4	–	5	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					4	–	6	–	0
Portland State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Colorado College			–					3	–	5	–	0
Milwaukee			–					2	–	6	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					2	–	8	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					2	–	8	–	0
Hawaii			–					1	–	8	–	1
Wheaton (IL)			–					1	–	8	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0

The 1965 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season.

UCSB competed as an Independent in 1965. The team was led by third-year head coach "Cactus Jack" Curtice, and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the regular season with a record of eight wins and one loss (8–1).

At the end of the season, the Gauchos qualified for a postseason bowl game, the 1965 Camellia Bowl, played in Sacramento, California. They lost the game against Cal State Los Angeles 10–18. That brought their final record to eight wins and two losses (8–2). For the 1965 season they outscored their opponents 225–95.

Jack Curtice won the AFCA Coach of the Year for the 1965 NCAA football season NCAA Division II.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Valley State	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	W 20–0	7,800
September 25	at Redlands	Redlands Stadium [note 1] Redlands, CA	W 47–0	2,300
October 2	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium [note 2] Reno, NV	W 21–18	3,500
October 9	UC Davis	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 34–6	5,000–5,200	[2]
October 16	Long Beach State	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 7–28	9,800
October 30	Santa Clara	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 14–13	9,000
November 6	Cal Western [note 3]	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 34–6	5,100	[3]
November 13	at Hawaii	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 3–0	2,700–2,807	[4]
November 20	at Cal Poly	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 35–6	5,500
December 11	vs. No. 4 Cal State Los Angeles	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA (Camellia Bowl)	L 10–18	3,500	[5]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1966 NFL Draft. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

The following finished their UC Santa Barbara career in 1965, were not drafted, but played in the NFL/AFL.

Player	Position	First AFL team
Jason Franci	Wide receiver	1966 Denver Broncos

Notes

1. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season
2. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season. ^[1]
3. Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology. USIU had been known as California Western University (Cal Western) from 1952 to 1967.

References

1. "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno . Retrieved January 4, 2017.
2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 11, 2022.
3. "Gauchos Roll, 34-6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 7, 1965. p. D-10. Retrieved February 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
5. Jeff Prugh (December 12, 1965). "Diablos Budding Pros Triumph in Mud Bowl". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-3. Retrieved January 20, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 20, 2022.
7. "1966 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
8. "California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni" . Retrieved February 2, 2017.
9. "Draft History: California-Santa Barbara". Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.