| 1940 Santa Barbara State Gauchos football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–5 (0–3 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | La Playa Stadium |
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| San Jose State $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
The Gauchos played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Pomona* | W 19–0 | |||
| September 28 | Occidental* |
| W 27–13 | ||
| October 5 | at Fresno State | L 0–20 | 7,596 | ||
| October 11 | Cal Poly* |
| W 18–14 | ||
| October 19 | California JV* |
| W 7–6 | ||
| October 25 | San Jose State |
| L 6–33 | ||
| November 2 | at San Diego Marines* | L 0–19 | |||
| November 9 | Cal Aggies* |
| L 6–14 | ||
| November 15 | La Verne* |
| W 14–0 | ||
| November 23 | San Diego State |
| L 7–9 | 4,000 | |
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Notes
- 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
- Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- Bob Moore (September 21, 1940). "Sagehens Lose to Gauchos: Lucky Blues Lack Reserves; Santa Barbara is Classy in 19 to 0 Conquest Over Merritt's Eleven". The Progress-Bulletin. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Santa Barbara Beats Oxy, 27-13". The San Bernardino Sun. September 29, 1940. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- 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.
- "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- 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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