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1991 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

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The 1991 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as an independent during the 1991 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Rick Candaele in his second and final season as head coach, the Gauchos compiled a record of 5–3 and were outscored by their opponents 218 to 217 for the season. The team played home games at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.

ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Headcoach
  • Rick Candaele (2nd season)
HomestadiumHarder Stadium
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1991 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
  • Rick Candaele (2nd season)
Home stadiumHarder Stadium
Seasons
 1990
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1991 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20 Wofford ^  930
Springfield  730
Southern Connecticut State  630
UC Santa Barbara  530
Michigan Tech  640
Saint Mary's  650
Tennessee–Martin  560
Troy State  560
American International  451
New Haven  370
Wayne State (NE)  370
Kentucky State  290
Central Connecticut  181
Lees–McRae  190
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
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In 1992, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) legislated that NCAA Division I colleges must play at that level in all sports. As UC Santa Barbara played at the Division I level in basketball and other sports, that would have required a significant upgrade to the football program. A new student fee to finance the football program was proposed to the students, but it was defeated. UC Santa Barbara was forced to drop the football program again. It had previously been discontinued after the 1971 season.[1] Candaele finished his two-year stint as head coach with a record of 11–7 for a .611 winning percentage.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Sonoma State
L 7–33860[2]
September 21Cal LutheranW 33–23850–856[3]
September 28at Chico State
L 31–522,608
October 5at San Francisco StateW 31–271,200[4]
October 12Cal State Hayward
  • Harder Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 42–28250–913[5][6]
October 19at Azusa Pacific
W 28–73,000[7]
October 26at Saint Mary's
L 3–412,158
November 2Azusa Pacific
  • Harder Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 42–7745[8]
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Notes

  1. Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.

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