1970 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1970
| team = UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
| sport = football
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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
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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}}
}}
|{{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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References
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