The 1969 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 1969 NCAA College Division football season.[1] Led by Jack Curtice in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Gauchos compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the PCAA. The team played home games at Campus Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | | Long Beach State | | L 16–32 | 5,000 | [2] |
| September 27 | | Nevada* | - Campus Stadium
- Santa Barbara, CA
| W 21–6 | 4,500 | [3] |
| October 4 | | at Whittier* | | W 21–19 | 1,500 | [4] |
| October 11 | 8:00 p.m. | at Pacific (CA) | | L 0–38 | 9,206 | [5] |
| October 18 | | Valley State* | - Campus Stadium
- Santa Barbara, CA
| W 26–2 | 6,000 | [6] |
| October 25 | | at San Diego State | | L 13–53 | 47,605 | [7] |
| November 1 | | Santa Clara* | - Campus Stadium
- Santa Barbara, CA
| L 7–27 | 5,000 | [8] |
| November 8 | | Cal State Los Angeles | - Campus Stadium
- Santa Barbara, CA
| W 28–6 | 4,000–4,500 | [9][10] |
| November 15 | | at Cal Poly* | | W 9–7 | 5,100 | [11] |
| November 22 | | at Hawaii* | | W 21–16 | 15,290 | [12] |
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References
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved April 11, 2025.
- ^ "Long Beach rips Gauchos". The Fresno Bee. September 21, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Santa Barbara eleven trips up Wolf Pack". Nevada State Journal. September 28, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UCSB holds on for 21–19 win over Whittier". Santa Barbara News-Press. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Powerful UOP hands Gauchos 38–0 setback". The Fresno Bee. October 12, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gaucho team effort clobbers Matadors". Santa Barbara News-Press. October 19, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aztecs, 53–13". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. October 26, 1969. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stowers leads Broncs by UCSB". The San Francisco Chronicle. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UCSB Downs Diablos". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. November 9, 1969. p. S-3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Los Angeles)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ "Rapanut's field goal stuns Cal Poly, 9–7". Santa Barbara News-Press. November 16, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gauchos – from adversity to victory in Hawaii, 21–16". Santa Barbara News-Press. November 23, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Santa Barbara)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.