1937 Santa Barbara State Gauchos football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1937 Santa Barbara State Gauchos football Southern California Conference SCC 5–2–2 3–1–1 Spud Harder 4th Peabody Stadium The 1937 Santa Barbara State Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara StateUniversity of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara State College from 1921 to 1943. during the 1937 college football season. Santa Barbara State competed in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC). The Gauchos were led by fourth-year head coach Theodore "Spud" Harder and played home games at Peabody Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins, two losses and two ties (5–2–2, 3–1–1 SCIAC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 138–49 for the season. Schedule September 24 t 1937 Occidental Tigers Occidental Peabody Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 0–0 October 8 w y Arizona State Peabody Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 27–7 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-barbara-news-press-gauchos-whip-te/169440443/ Santa Barbara News-Press Gauchos whip Tempe State, 27–7 October 9, 1937 April 2, 2025 Newspapers.com October 15 w y 1937 Redlands Bulldogs Redlands Redlands StadiumThis stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season Redlands, CA 31–0 October 22 t y Texas Mines Peabody Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 13–13 Miners Feted In Hollywood El Paso Times October 24, 1937 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26890940/miners_feted_in_hollywood/ Newspapers.com October 29 w y 1937 Whittier Poets Whittier Hadley Field Whittier, CA 20–0 November 6 w 1937 La Verne Leopards La Verne Peabody Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 20–0 November 13 w y Nevada Peabody Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 20–7 November 20 l San Diego State Peabody Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 0–13 8,000 Aztecs Win 13-0; Keep League Title The San Diego Union San Diego, California Ted Steinmann November 21, 1937 December 4 l y y New Mexico A&M Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM 7–9 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-gauchos-lose-to-ag/169438307/ The Los Angeles Times Gauchos lose to Aggies, 9–7 December 5, 1937 April 2, 2025 Newspapers.com Team players in the NFL No Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1938 NFL draft.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1938.htm 1938 NFL Draft February 2, 2017 November 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101123234614/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1938.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 career in 1937, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. Player Position First NFL team Howie Yeager Wingback 1941 New York Giants Notes note References Santa Barbara State Category:UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football seasons Santa Barbara State Gauchos football