1948 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1948 Santa Barbara Gauchos football California Collegiate Athletic Association CCAA 6–5 2–3 Stan Williamson 4th La Playa Stadium Potato Bowl W 46–7 vs. 1948 Willamette Bearcats Willamette The 1948 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara CollegeUniversity of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957. during the 1948 college football season. Santa Barbara competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by fourth-year head coach Stan Williamson and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 2–3 CCAA). At the end of the season, the Gauchos played in the first Potato Bowl, in Bakersfield, California.The Potato Bowl was played as a charity benefit in Bakersfield from 1948–1967. In later years, instead of four-year institutions it was played between Junior College teams. This Bowl game has no relation to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl which was founded in 1997. Schedule September 18 l y y Oregon Hayward Field Eugene, OR 7–55 September 25 w y y 1948 Whittier Poets Whittier Hadley Field Whittier, CA 21–19 October 1 w y 1948 Pomona Sagehens Pomona La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 32–14 October 9 l y Occidental La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 7–8 October 16 l y Fresno State Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA 7–28 Ventura Ties West Loop The Bakersfield Californian Bakersfield, California October 18, 1948 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18263017/ventura_ties_west_loop/ Newspapers.com March 13, 2018 October 22 l San Jose State La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 13–43 November 6 w y y Cal AggiesThe game against the Cal Aggies was part of an "All-UC Doubleheader" that was held annually from 1948 to 1963. The other game of the double-header was California vs. UCLA. The games were always held at the home stadium of either Cal or UCLA. California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 27–6 Compton College Takes Lead as Little Rose Bowl Selectee The Bakersfield Californian Bakersfield, California November 8, 1948 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18270613/compton_college_takes_lead_as_little/ Newspapers.com March 13, 2018 November 11 w y Cal Poly La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 35–19 November 20 l y Pacific (CA) Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA 14–46 November 27 w San Diego State La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 27–6 4,500 Gauchos Was Aztecs, 27 To 6 The San Diego Union San Diego, California Howard Hagen November 28, 1948 3-B December 4 w y 1948 Willamette Bearcats Willamette Griffith Stadium Bakersfield, CA Potato Bowl 46–7 Shrine Grid Game Becomes Bowl Tilt The Bakersfield Californian Bakersfield, California December 1, 1948 32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8782719/shrine_grid_game_becomes_bowl_tilt/ Newspapers.com February 5, 2017 Team players in the NFL No Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1949 NFL draft.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1949.htm 1949 NFL Draft February 2, 2017 October 30, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101030210715/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1949.htm deadhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/californiasantabarbara/ California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni February 2, 2017http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=C&collegeName=California-Santa+Barbara&abbrFlag=0&type=school Draft History: California-Santa Barbara March 18, 2017 March 19, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170319114050/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=C&collegeName=California-Santa+Barbara&abbrFlag=0&type=school dead The following finished their Santa Barbara Gauchos career in 1948, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. Player Position First NFL team Sam Cathcart Defensive back, halfback 1949 San Francisco 49ers Notes note References Santa Barbara Category:UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football seasons Santa Barbara Gauchos football