1990 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1990
| team = UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 6–4
| head_coach = Rick Candaele
| hc_year = 1st
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| stadium = Harder Stadium
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{{1990 NCAA Division III independents football records}}
The 1990 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division III football season. Led by first-year head coach Rick Candaele, the Gauchos compiled a record of 6–4 and were outscored by their opponents 271 to 248 for the season. The team played home games at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| w/l = l
| opponent = Sonoma State
| site_stadium = Harder Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA
| score = 10–42
| attend = 1,687
| source = {{cite news|title=Southland|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 9, 1990|page=C25|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10426426/southland_19900909/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 21, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1990|team=Cal Lutheran Kingsmen|title=Cal Lutheran}}
| site_stadium = Mt. Clef Field
| site_cityst = Thousand Oaks, CA
| score = 22–6
| attend = 800–1,225
| source = {{cite news|title=Southland|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 16, 1990|page=C23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10426522/southland_19900916/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 21, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = w
| opponent = Chico State
| site_stadium = Harder Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA
| score = 31–7
| attend = 2,128
| source = {{cite news|title=Southland|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 23, 1990|page=C18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10426662/southland_19900923/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 21, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = l
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = Harder Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA
| score = 26–42
| attend = 2,008
| source = {{cite news|title=Southland|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 30, 1990|page=C20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10426720/southland_19900930/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 21, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Cal State Hayward
| site_stadium = Pioneer Stadium
| site_cityst = Hayward, CA
| score = 37–19
| attend = 350–650
| source = {{cite news|title=Southland|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 7, 1990|page=C22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10426872/southland_19901007/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 21, 2017}}{{Open access}}{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1990 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/98/stats/13639 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 16, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1990|team=San Diego Toreros|title=San Diego}}
| site_stadium = Torero Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| score = 24–3
| attend = 4,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1990|team=Saint Mary's Gaels|title=Saint Mary's}}
| site_stadium = Harder Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA
| score = 16–45
| attend = 1,804
| source = {{cite news|title=Southland|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 28, 1990|page=C21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10427198/southland_19901028/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 21, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1990|team=Azusa Pacific Cougars|title=Azusa Pacific}}
| site_stadium = Cougar Athletic Stadium
| site_cityst = Azusa, CA
| score = 27–23
| attend = 1,800–2,020
| source = {{cite news|title=Southland|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 4, 1990|page=C22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10427365/southland_19901104/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 21, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1990|team=Western New Mexico Mustangs|title=Western New Mexico}}
| site_stadium = Harder Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA
| score = 10–48
| attend = 7,235
| source = {{cite news|title=Big West|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 11, 1990|page=C18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10427546/big_west_19901111/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 21, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Humboldt State
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 45–36
| attend = 1,100
| source = {{cite news|title=Southland|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 18, 1990|page=C21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10427716/southland_19901118/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 21, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
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{{cite news|title=College Football Log|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 11, 1990|page=C10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16431471/football_log_ucsb_900911/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 10, 2018}}{{Open access}}{{cite news|title=College Football Log|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 27, 1990|page=C8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16431515/football_log_ucsb_901127/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 10, 2018}}{{Open access}}{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1990 Division III Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/104/stats/13639 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 20, 2022 }}
References
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