1956 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team
| 1956 Santa Barbara Gauchos football | |
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Citricado Bowl, L 14–25 vs. San Diego Marines | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–5 (2–1 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | La Playa Stadium |
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| Fresno State | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara College—now known as University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1956 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Ed Cody, the Gauchos compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the CCAA.[1] At the end of the regular season, the Santa Barbara accepted an invitation to play in a charity bowl game. The game was the first and only Citricado Bowl, played at Escondido High School in Escondido, California against a military team from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.[2] The Gauchos played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at Whittier* |
| W 34–0 | ||
| September 28 | Occidental* | W 31–6 | |||
| October 6 | Long Beach State |
| W 13–6 | ||
| October 12 | at Los Angeles State | W 33–14 | |||
| October 20 | vs. Cal Aggies[note 1]* | L 6–14 | |||
| October 27 | Pomona-Claremont* |
| L 14–15 | ||
| November 3 | at Pepperdine* |
| L 9–21 | ||
| November 10 | San Diego State |
| L 7–30 | 4,000 | [3] |
| November 16 | Sacramento State* |
| W 33–0 | ||
| December 1 | vs. San Diego Marines[note 2]* |
| L 14–25 | ||
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Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
References
[edit]- ^ "College Standings". Mirrow News. Los Angeles, California. November 27, 1956. p. 3, part III. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Ron Kenney. "Escondido Reflections: The year Escondido hosted a bowl game". Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
- ^ Howard Hagen (November 11, 1956). "Magee Leads Aztecs To Fourth Win, 30-7". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
