1970 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1970

| team = UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Pacific Coast Athletic Association

| short_conf = PCAA

| record = 2–9

| conf_record = 1–5

| head_coach = Andy Everest

| hc_year = 2nd

| off_coach = Pete Kettela

| oc_year = 1st

| off_scheme =

| def_coach =

| dc_year =

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| captain =

| stadium = Campus Stadium

}}

{{1970 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings}}

The 1970 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Andy Everest, the Gauchos compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the PCAA. The team played home games at Campus Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1970

| poll = AP

| timezone = Pacific

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 5

| w/l = l

| opponent = Fresno State

| site_stadium = Campus Stadium

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA

| score = 10–25

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 12

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = San Jose State

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = San Jose, CA

| score = 14–28

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 26

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Valley State

| site_stadium = Birmingham High School

| site_cityst = Van Nuys, CA

| score = 7–13

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Texas Tech

| site_stadium = Jones Stadium

| site_cityst = Lubbock, TX

| score = 21–63

| attend = 34,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-t-tech-wallops-gauchos-63-t/168920698/|work=Tulsa Daily World|title=T-Tech wallops Gauchos, 63 to 21|date=October 4, 1970|accessdate=March 26, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=Santa Clara Broncos|title=Santa Clara}}

| site_stadium = Buck Shaw Stadium

| site_cityst = Santa Clara, CA

| score = 10–14

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Long Beach State

| site_stadium = Veterans Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Long Beach, CA

| score = 7–33

| attend = 5,718

| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/99/stats/13329 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 20, 2022 }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Hawaii

| site_stadium = Campus Stadium

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA

| score = 22–20

| attend = 5,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96005776/santa-barbara-stops-hawaii/|work=The Fresno Bee|title=Santa Barbara stops Hawaii|date=October 25, 1970|accessdate=February 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 31

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Pacific (CA)

| site_stadium = Campus Stadium

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA

| score = 13–27

| attend = 3,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Cal State (LB) Crushes Cal Poly (SLO), 49-20|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 1, 1970|page=D-9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9629490/cal_st_lb_crushes_cal_poly_slo/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 17, 2017}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| w/l = w

| opponent = Cal State Los Angeles

| site_stadium = Campus Stadium

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA

| score = 36–6

| attend = 5,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Gauchos Roll Past Punchless Diablos|newspaper=The Fresno Bee|location=Fresno, California|date=November 8, 1970|page=4-B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8732824/gauchos_roll_past_punchless_diablos/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 3, 2017}}{{Open access}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = San Diego State

| opprank = 14

| site_stadium = San Diego Stadium

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| score = 7–64

| attend = 26,015

| source = {{cite news|title=Aztecs Ramble Past Santa Barbara 64-7|newspaper=The Fresno Bee|location=Fresno, California|date=November 15, 1970|page=1-B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8398162/aztecs_ramble_past_santa_barbara/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 16, 2017}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 21

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Cal Poly

| site_stadium = Campus Stadium

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA

| score = 7–42

| attend = 5,350

| source = {{cite news|title=Redlands Nips Poets, 14-13 to Share Title|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 22, 1970|page=D12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8732597/redlands_nips_poets/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 3, 2017}}{{Open access}}

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