1949 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1949
| team = Santa Barbara Gauchos
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = California Collegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = CCAA
| record = 2–7
| conf_record = 1–3
| head_coach = Roy Engle
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = La Playa Stadium
}}
{{1949 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1949 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 1949 college football season.
Santa Barbara competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by first-year head coach Roy Engle and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins and seven losses (2–7, 1–3 CCAA).
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Pacific
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time = 8:15 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Whittier
| site_stadium = La Playa Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA
| score = 6–20
| attend = 5,500
| source = {{cite news |last=Cummings |first=Clover |title=Gauchos Meet Whittier Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-barbara-news-press/144274034/ |newspaper=Santa Barbara News-Press |location=Santa Barbara, California |date=September 23, 1949 |page=B4 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Cummings |first=Clover |title=Whittier Poets Defeat Gauchos |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-barbara-news-press/144273833/ |newspaper=Santa Barbara News-Press |location=Santa Barbara, California |date=September 24, 1949 |page=A1 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Cummings |first=Clover |title=Overpowered In Line Colorful Locals Yield to Whittier, 20 to 6 (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-barbara-news-press/144273938/ |newspaper=Santa Barbara News-Press |location=Santa Barbara, California |date=September 24, 1949 |page=A3 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Pomona Sagehens|title=Pomona}}
| site_stadium = Claremont Alumni Field
| site_cityst = Claremont, CA
| score = 13–21
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Occidental Tigers|title=Occidental}}
| site_stadium = La Playa Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA
| score = 12–31
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = w
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = La Playa Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA
| score = 14–7
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| score = 14–55
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = 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.
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 40–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Pepperdine
| site_stadium = La Playa Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA
| score = 12–33
| attend = 4,500
| source = {{cite news|title=Pepperdine Wallops Santa Barbara, 33-12|newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun|location=San Bernardino, California|date=November 7, 1949|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18267128/pepperdine_wallops_santa_barbara/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Cal Poly
| site_stadium = Mustang Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| score = 0–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Cal Poly Wins|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|location=Oakland, California|date=November 11, 1949|page=45|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18256174/cal_poly_wins/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| w/l = l
| opponent = San Diego State
| site_stadium = La Playa Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA
| score = 0–22
| attend = 6,000
}}
}}
Team players in the NFL
No Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1950 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1950.htm|title=1950 NFL Draft|access-date =February 2, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/californiasantabarbara/|title=California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni|access-date = February 2, 2017}}{{cite web
|url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=C&collegeName=California-Santa+Barbara&abbrFlag=0&type=school
|title=Draft History: California-Santa Barbara
|access-date=March 18, 2017
|archive-date=March 19, 2017
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319114050/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=C&collegeName=California-Santa+Barbara&abbrFlag=0&type=school
|url-status=dead
}}
The following finished their Santa Barbara Gauchos career in 1949, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
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| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Halfback | 1950 San Francisco 49ers |
Notes
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References
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