1968 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

1968 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–1
Head coach	"Cactus Jack" Curtice (6th season)
Home stadium	Campus Stadium
Seasons ←  1967 1969  →

1968 NCAA College Division independents football records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 San Diego State			–					9	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Chattanooga			–					9	–	1	–	0
Indiana State			–					9	–	1	–	0
IUP			–					9	–	1	–	0
Nevada Southern			–					8	–	1	–	0
UC Riverside			–					7	–	1	–	1
No. 7 Eastern Michigan			–					8	–	2	–	0
Lincoln (MO)			–					8	–	2	–	0
La Verne			–					7	–	2	–	0
Tennessee State			–					6	–	2	–	1
Hawaii			–					7	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Tampa			–					7	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Akron			–					7	–	3	–	1
Northeastern			–					6	–	3	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					6	–	3	–	0
Cortland			–					5	–	3	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	1
Pacific (CA)			–					6	–	4	–	0
Samford			–					6	–	4	–	0
Parsons			–					5	–	4	–	0
Wheaton (IL)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Drake			–					5	–	5	–	0
UC Santa Barbara			–					4	–	4	–	1
Santa Clara			–					4	–	5	–	0
Portland State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					3	–	6	–	0
Wabash			–					3	–	6	–	0
Colorado College			–					2	–	6	–	0
Milwaukee			–					2	–	7	–	0
Lake Forest			–					2	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					2	–	8	–	0
Mississippi Valley State			–					1	–	7	–	0
UC San Diego			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rose Poly			–					0	–	8	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					0	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season.

UCSB competed as an Independent in 1968. This was the last year for the Gauchos as the college level. They would move to the University Level in 1969 as a charter member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA). The team was led by sixth-year head coach "Cactus Jack" Curtice, and played home games at Campus Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins, four losses and one tie (4–4–1). For the 1968 season they outscored their opponents 253–163.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	T 14–14	26,820
September 21	Tampa	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 7–18	8,000
September 28	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 13–17	3,000–5,000	[1]
October 5	Whittier	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 58–14	8,000
October 12	Hawaii	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 49–14	8,500	[2]
October 19	at Long Beach State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	W 42–21	5,000
November 2	at Santa Clara	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 35–14	4,222
November 9	Pacific (CA)	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 21–27	9,000
November 16	Cal Poly	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 14–24	10,000	[3]

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Team players in the NFL

The following Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1969 NFL Draft. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Dave Chapple	Punter	10	250	San Francisco 49ers
Tom Broadhead	Running back	12	293	New Orleans Saints
Dick Heinz	Defensive tackle	13	331	St. Louis Cardinals

References

1. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 23, 2022.
2. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 127. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
3. "Valley State Stages 'Miracle' Rally to Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 17, 1968. p. D-18. Retrieved January 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 20, 2022.
5. "1969 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. 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.