1971 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

1971 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	3–8 (2–3 PCAA)
Head coach	Andy Everest (2nd season)
Home stadium	Campus Stadium
Seasons ←  1970 1986  →

1971 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Long Beach State $	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
San Jose State	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	1
Fresno State	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
San Diego State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
UC Santa Barbara	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Pacific (CA)	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1971 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Andy Everest in his second and final season as head coach, the Gauchos compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the PCAA. The team played home games at Campus Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.

Citing financial problems, UCSB dropped football as an intercollegiate sport after the 1971 season. ^[1] The school did not field another football team until 1983, when a student-run club team was formed. Competition sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) did not resume until 1986.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11		at Washington *	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–65	56,180	[2]
September 18		at Tennessee *	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 6–48	65,114	[3]
October 2	7:45 p.m.	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 21–7	12,350
October 9		at Valley State *	Devonshire Downs Northridge, CA	L 14–15
October 16		San Diego State	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 23–27	5,500	[4]
October 23		Long Beach State	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 10–31	8,500	[5]
October 30		at Hawaii *	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 14–23	12,624	[6]
November 6		at Cal State Los Angeles	East L.A. College Stadium Monterey Park, CA	W 26–0	1,500	[7]
November 13		at Cal Poly *	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 3–9	3,250	[8]
November 20		Santa Clara *	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 28–22	6,500	[9]
November 27	1:30 p.m.	San Jose State	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 10–55	4,800	[10]
*Non-conference game All times are in Pacific time

^[11]

Team players in the NFL

The following Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1972 NFL draft. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Kent Pederson	Tight end	11	261	Cincinnati Bengals

References

1. "Santa Barbara Drops Football". Santa Cruz Sentinel (Santa Cruz, California). December 8, 1971. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Washington 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2007.
3. "Tennessee wallops Gauchos". The San Francisco Examiner. September 19, 1971. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Metcalf Leads 49ers Past Diablos". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 10, 1971. p. D-16. Retrieved January 16, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Long Beach St. Beats Santa Barbara, 31-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 24, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved February 20, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
7. "UCSB 26, Cal State (LA) 0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 7, 1971. p. D-18. Retrieved February 3, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 11, 2022.
9. "Cal Lutheran Wins, Awaits NAIA Bid". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 21, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved March 14, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Summary Of Football Game Statistics – Home Team (San Jose State vs. UC Santa Barbara)" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
11. "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Santa Barbara)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
12. "1972 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
13. "California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni" . Retrieved February 2, 2017.
14. "Draft History: California-Santa Barbara". Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.