1939 Santa Barbara State Gauchos football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1939 Santa Barbara State Gauchos football California Collegiate Athletic Association CCAA 5–4–1 1–2 Spud Harder 6th La Playa Stadium The 1939 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara StateUniversity of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara State College from 1921 to 1943. during the 1939 college football season. Santa Barbara was ranked at No. 120 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth E. E. Litkenhous Johnson City Sunday Press December 31, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/ Newspapers.com 1939 was the inaugural year for the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). Santa Barbara State was one of four charter members of the conference, along with Fresno State Normal School, San Diego State College and San Jose State College. The Gauchos were led by sixth-year head coach Theodore "Spud" Harder and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins, four losses and one tie (5–4–1, 1–2 CCAA). Schedule September 22 w y Occidental La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 20–0 Tiger Grid Team Opens Season at Santa Barbara Tonight Highland Park News-Herald September 22, 1939 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122461670/tiger-grid-team-opens-season-at-santa/ Newspapers.com September 29 w y 1939 Willamette Bearcats Willamette La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 20–14 October 6 l Fresno State La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 6–13 Bulldogs Whip Santa Barbara by 13-6 Score The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California October 7, 1939 I-10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8724586/bulldogs_whip_santa_barbara_by_136/ Newspapers.com February 3, 2017 October 14 l y San Diego Marines La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 0–7 Gauchos and Marine To Meet On La Playa Battlefield Tonight The Santa Barbara News-Press October 14, 1939 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123248533/gauchos-and-marine-to-meet-on-la-playa/ Newspapers.com October 21 t y San Francisco La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 0–0 Santa Barbara Plays Dons to Scoreless Tie Los Angeles Times October 22, 1939 28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22206215/santa_barbara_plays_dons_to_scoreless/ Newspapers.com October 27 l y San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 7–23 November 3 w y y California JV La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 22–0 November 17 w y 1939 Colorado State–Greeley Bears Colorado State–Greeley La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 19–0 November 25 w y San Diego State Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA 19–0 4,000 Santa Barbarans Whip Aztecs, 19-0 The San Diego Union San Diego, California Ted Steinmann 1-E November 26, 1939 December 1 l y y Whittier Hadley Field Whittier, CA 0–10 4,000 Poets End Season With 10-0 Victory Over Santa Barbara The Whittier News Murray Gregory December 2, 1939 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122446614/poets-end-season-with-10-0-victory-over/ Newspapers.comPoets Blank Santa Barbara Grids, 10-0 Los Angeles Times December 2, 1939 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122449177/poets-blank-santa-barbara-grids-10-0/ Newspapers.com Notes 2 note References Santa Barbara State Category:UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football seasons Santa Barbara State Gauchos football