1936 Santa Barbara State Gauchos football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1936

| team = Santa Barbara State Gauchos

| sport = football

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| conference = Southern California Conference

| short_conf = SCC

| record = 9–1

| conf_record = 4–1

| head_coach = Spud Harder

| hc_year = 3rd

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| stadium = Peabody Stadium

| prev = 1935

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The 1936 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 1936 college football season.

Santa Barbara State competed in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC). The Gauchos were led by third-year head coach Theodore "Spud" Harder and played home games in Santa Barbara, California, some at Peabody Stadium and others at Pershing Field. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and one loss (9–1, 4–1 SCIAC), with the only blemish a one-point loss to San Diego State. Overall, the team outscored its opponents 223–43 for the season. The Gauchos had five shutouts, and held the other team to a touchdown or less in 8 of 10 games.

Four Santa Barbara players were selected as first-team players on the All-Southern Conference football team for 1936: guard Doug Oldershaw, tackle Claire Busby, end Al Young, and halfback Howard Yeager. Center D. Hart and halfback Bob Morelli received second-team honors. Yeager averaged 10.7 yards per carry in 1936.{{cite news|title=Four Places Awarded Gauchos on All-Star Team|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=December 6, 1936|page=II-16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17495204/four_places_awarded_gauchos_on_allstar/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

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|September 25||{{cfb link|year=1936|team=Caltech Beavers|title=Caltech}}|Pershing Field|Santa Barbara, CA|W 37–6||{{cite news|title=Santa Barbara Beats Caltech|newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun|location=San Bernardino, California|date=September 26, 1936|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17495695/santa_barbara_beats_caltech/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 3||{{cfb link|year=1936|team=Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks|title=Arizona State–Flagstaff}}|Peabody Stadium|Santa Barbara, CA|W 13–7||

|October 9||{{cfb link|year=1936|team=Redlands Bulldogs|title=Redlands}}|Peabody Stadium|Santa Barbara, CA|W 13-0||{{cite news|title=Redlands Beaten by Last Half Scores of Santa Barbara Team|newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun|location=San Bernardino, California|date=October 10, 1936|page=16}}

|October 18||{{cfb link|year=1936|team=La Verne Leopards|title=La Verne}}|Pershing Field|Santa Barbara, CA|W 24-0||{{cite news|title=Gauchos Depend On Running Attack Against La Verne|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 16, 1936|page=II-17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17499082/gauchos_depend_on_running_attack/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 23||{{cfb link|year=1936|team=Whittier Poets|title=Whittier}}|Pershing Park|Santa Barbara, CA|W 26-0|6,000|{{cite news|title=Santa Barbara Grids Crush Whittier Poets, 26-0|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 24, 1936|pages=13, 16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17495361/santa_barbara_grids_crush_whittier/}}

|October 31|at|Nevada|Mackay FieldThis stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.{{cite web|url= http://www.unr.edu/around-campus/mackay-stadium |title=University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium| access-date = January 4, 2017}}|Reno, NV|W 13-0|3,500|{{cite news|title=Santa Barbara 11 Beats Nevada by Score of 13 to 0|newspaper=Reno Evening Gazette|location=Reno, Nevada|date=November 2, 1936|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17495316/santa_barbara_11_beats_nevada_by_score/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 7||San Francisco State|Peabody Stadium|Santa Barbara, CA|W 37-7||{{cite news|title=Santa Barbara Whips S.F., 37-7|newspaper=The Fresno Bee|location=Fresno, California|date=November 8, 1936|page=17}}

|November 13||{{cfb link|year=1936|team=Occidental Tigers|title=Occidental}}|Peabody Stadium|Santa Barbara, CA|W 27-0||{{cite news|title=Santa Barbara in 27 to 0 Victory|newspaper=The Times and Daily News Leader|location=San Mateo, California|date=November 14, 1936|page=6}}

|November 21|at|San Diego State|Aztec Bowl|San Diego, CA|L 8-9|9,000|{{cite news|title=Aztecs Shade Gauchos, 9-8|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 22, 1936|pages=II-9, II-12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17495272/aztecs_shade_gauchos_98/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|December 25||New Mexico A&M|Peabody Stadium|Santa Barbara, CA|W 25-14|6,000|{{cite news|title=Gauchos Rally to Trim New Mexico Team, 25 to 14|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=December 26, 1936|pages=7, 11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17495453/gauchos_rally_to_trim_new_mexico_team/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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Notes

References

Santa Barbara State

Category:UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football seasons

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