1952 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

1952 Santa Barbara Gauchos football
1952 Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	8–2 (3–1 CCAA)
Head coach	Stan Williamson (5th season);
Home stadium	La Playa Stadium
	Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

The 1952 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara College^{[note 1]} during the 1952 college football season.

1952 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Cal Poly $	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Santa Barbara	3	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
San Diego State	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Los Angeles State	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Pepperdine	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

Santa Barbara competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by head coach Stan Williamson in the first year of his second tenure as head coach. He had coached the team from 1941 to 1948, before taking a sabbatical and serving in the Navy. While in the Navy, Williamson coached the San Diego Naval Air Station^{[note 2]} football team, including leading the team to the naval championship in 1951. The Gauchos played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and two losses (8–2, 3–1 CCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	La Verne*	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 34–6
September 27	at Whittier*	Hadley Field Whittier, CA	L 6–7
October 3	at Occidental*	D.W. Patterson Field Los Angeles, CA	W 14–12
October 10	Cal Poly	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 0–19
October 17	at Los Angeles State	Los Angeles State Field Los Angeles, CA	W 21–20
October 25	San Francisco State*	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 20–6
November 1	vs. Cal Aggies^{[note 3]}*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 48–0
November 7	at Pepperdine	El Camino Stadium Torrance, CA	W 27–6
November 14	at Pomona*	Claremont Alumni Field Claremont, CA	W 26–7
November 21	San Diego State	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 21–20	5,500	^[1]
*Non-conference game

Notes

^ University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.
^ The Naval Training Center San Diego (Naval Training Station) was a U.S. Navy facility from 1923 to 1997.
^ The 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.

References

^ Howard Hagen (November 22, 1952). "Gaucho Theft Up-Ends Aztecs". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-3.

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

[2] The Naval Training Center San Diego (Naval Training Station) was a U.S. Navy facility from 1923 to 1997.

[3] The 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.

[4] Howard Hagen (November 22, 1952). "Gaucho Theft Up-Ends Aztecs". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-3.

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