1946 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose State $ 4 0 0 9 1 1
Fresno State 2 2 0 8 4 0
San Diego State 2 2 0 6 4 0
Pacific (CA) 2 2 0 4 7 0
Santa Barbara 0 4 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 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 during the 1946 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Stan Williamson, Santa Barbara compiled an overall record of 2–6. with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the CCAA.[1] The Gauchos played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.

This was the first year of competition for Santa Barbara after a five-year hiatus due to World War II.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Cal Poly*W 19–6
October 4Loyola (CA)*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 0–6[2]
October 11at Pacific (CA)
L 0–21
October 19Fresno State
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 13–20
November 1San Jose State
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 0–20
November 9at Nevada*
L 13–48[4]
November 15Cal Aggies*
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 14–7
November 23San Diego State
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 7–9
  • *Non-conference game

Notes

  1. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[3]

References

  1. ^ "San Diego Aztecs End Successful Grid Season". Daily Times-Advocate. Escondido, California. December 5, 1946. p. 2. Retrieved January 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Charles Curtis (October 5, 1946). "Grady Scores Lone Tally as Lions Win, 6-0". Los Angeles Times. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "Nevada Swamps Gauchos By 48 To 13: Beasley Dashes 88 Yards, Kalminar 65, Bass 47 in Game's Longest TD Plays". Nevada State Journal. November 10, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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