1971 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team
American college football season
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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.
- Andy Everest (2nd season)
| 1971 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 3–8 (2–3 PCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Campus Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | at Washington* | L 7–65 | 56,000 | [2] | ||
| September 18 | at Tennessee* | L 6–48 | 65,114 | [3] | ||
| October 2 | 7:45 p.m. | at Pacific (CA) | W 21–7 | 12,350 | [4] | |
| October 9 | at Valley State* | L 14–15 | 4,500 | [5] | ||
| October 16 | San Diego State | L 23–27 | 5,500 | [6] | ||
| October 23 | Long Beach State |
| L 10–31 | 8,500 | [7] | |
| October 30 | at Hawaii* | L 14–23 | 12,624 | [8] | ||
| November 6 | at Cal State Los Angeles | W 26–0 | 1,500 | [9] | ||
| November 13 | at Cal Poly* | L 3–9 | 3,250 | [10] | ||
| November 20 | Santa Clara* |
| W 28–22 | 6,500 | [11] | |
| November 27 | 1:30 p.m. | San Jose State |
| L 10–55 | 4,800 | [12] |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1972 NFL draft.[14][15][16]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Kent Pederson | Tight end | 11 | 261 | Cincinnati Bengals |
