1947 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

1947 Santa Barbara Gauchos football
1947 Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–3–1 (1–3–1 CCAA)
Head coach	Stan Williamson (3rd season);
Home stadium	La Playa Stadium
	Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

The 1947 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara College^{[note 1]} during the 1947 college football season.

Santa Barbara competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by third-year head coach Stan Williamson and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins, three losses and one tie (4–3–1, 1–3–1 CCAA).

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Santa Barbara was ranked at No. 198 out of 500 college football teams.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3	Pomona*	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 26–13
October 10	Occidental*	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 17–14
October 17	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 0–39
October 25	Cal Aggies	A Street field Davis, CA	W 26–14		^[2]
November 1	Cal Poly*	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 53–14
November 7	Pacific (CA)*	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 19–44
November 15	Fresno State	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	T 7–7
November 29	at San Diego State	Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA	L 0–19	10,000	^[3]^[4]
*Non-conference game

^ University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.

^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cathcart Sparks Gaucho Triumph". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 26, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Aztecs, Gauchos In 0-0 Deadlock". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. November 30, 1947. p. 3-B.
^ "Saturday's Late Sports". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. December 1, 1947. p. 4-B.