1940_Santa_Barbara_State_Gauchos_football_team

1940 Santa Barbara State Gauchos football team

1940 Santa Barbara State Gauchos football team

American college football season

The 1940 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara State College—now known as the University of California, Santa Barbara as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1940 college football season. Led by Spud Harder in his seventh and final season as head coach, Santa Barbara State compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, placing last out of four teams in the CCAA.

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Santa Barbara was ranked at No. 235 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

The Gauchos played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.

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Notes

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    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

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    Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Ed Orman (October 6, 1940). "FSC Bulldogs Wallop Gauchos, 20 To 0". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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    "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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    Charles Byrne (November 24, 1940). "Aztecs Win, 9 to 7, on Sims' Field Goal". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 1-E.
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