1971 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

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1971 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record3–8 (2–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Campus Stadium
Seasons
←  1970
1986  →
1971 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Long Beach State $ 5 –1 –08 –4 –0
San Jose State 4 –1 –05 –6 –1
Fresno State 3 –2 –06 –5 –0
San Diego State 2 –3 –06 –5 –0
UC Santa Barbara 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Pacific (CA) 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
Cal State Los Angeles 0 –3 –02 –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.

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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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Washington *
L 7–6556,180 [2]
September 18at Tennessee *
L 6–4865,114 [3]
October 2at Pacific (CA)
W 21–7
October 9at Valley State *
L 14–15
October 16 San Diego State
L 23–275,500 [4]
October 23 Long Beach State
  • Campus Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 10–318,500 [5]
October 30at Hawaii *
L 14–2312,624 [6]
November 6at Cal State Los Angeles
W 26–01,500 [7]
November 13at Cal Poly *
L 3–93,250 [8]
November 20 Santa Clara *
  • Campus Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 28–226,500 [9]
November 27 San Jose State
  • Campus Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 10–55
  • *Non-conference game

[10]

Team players in the NFL

The following Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1972 NFL draft. [11] [12] [13]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Kent PedersonTight end11261 Cincinnati Bengals

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  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. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  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. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  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. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  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. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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  11. ↑ "1972 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  12. ↑ "California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni" . Retrieved February 2, 2017.
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