1986 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

The 1986 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division III football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Warren, a UCSB alum, the Gauchos compiled a record of 4–5 and were outscored by their opponents 163 to 158 for the season. The team played home games at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.

1986 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumHarder Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1987 →
1986 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Salisbury State ^     13 1 0
No. 1 Dayton ^     10 1 0
No. 9 Union (NY) ^     9 1 0
Villanova     8 1 0
No. 20 Buffalo     9 2 0
No. 12 Hofstra ^     9 2 0
Wagner     9 2 0
Millsaps     7 2 0
MacMurray     6 3 0
Wabash     6 3 0
Duquesne     5 3 1
DePauw     6 4 0
Mercyhurst     6 4 0
Western Connecticut State     6 4 0
Canisius     5 4 0
Colorado College     5 4 0
Georgetown     4 4 0
Menlo     4 4 1
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham     4 5 0
Saint Francis (PA)     4 5 0
UC Santa Barbara     4 5 0
Albany     4 6 0
Brockport     4 6 0
Brooklyn     4 6 0
San Diego     4 6 0
Marist     3 5 0
Frostburg State     3 7 0
Ferrum     3 8 0
Catholic University     2 8 1
Aurora     1 4 0
Norwich     2 8 0
Rochester (NY)     1 7 1
Buffalo State     1 8 0
Cortland     1 8 0
Saint Peter's     0 8 0
Wesley     0 8 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division III poll

This was the first year since the program had disbanded after the 1971 season that UC Santa Barbara participated in football sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). From 1983 to 1985, a student-run club team competed, but games played by during those years are not considered in NCAA records.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Redlands
W 28–21,357[2]
September 20at Humboldt StateL 7–275,000[3]
September 27Pomona-PitzerW 28–152,749–3,749[4]
October 4Whittier
  • Harder Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 13–204,991[5]
October 11Saint Mary’s
  • Harder Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 9–141,851[6]
October 18Claremont-Mudd
  • Harder Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 13–161,118
October 25at San DiegoW 14–81,300[7]
November 8at Azusa Pacific
W 17–142,204[8]
November 15Sonoma State 
  • Harder Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 29–478,815[9]
  •  Homecoming

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References

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  1. ^ Allan Drooz (September 16, 1986). "Starting Over, UCSB Doesn't Do It Old Way". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-6. Retrieved January 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  2. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 14, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  4. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 28, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  5. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 5, 1986. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  6. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 12, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  7. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 26, 1986. p. III-20. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  8. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 9, 1986. p. III-20. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  9. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 16, 1986. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  10. ^ "College Football Log". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 16, 1986. p. III-6. Retrieved January 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  11. ^ "College Football Log". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 1986. p. III-4. Retrieved January 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  12. ^ "Final 1986 Division III Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.