1991 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team
| 1991 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 5–3 |
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| Home stadium | Harder Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Wofford ^ | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Springfield | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Connecticut State | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan Tech | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee–Martin | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy State | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American International | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Haven | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne State (NE) | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State | – | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lees–McRae | – | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1991 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as an independent during the 1991 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Rick Candaele in his second and final season as head coach, the Gauchos compiled a record of 5–3 and were outscored by their opponents 218 to 217 for the season. The team played home games at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.
In 1992, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) legislated that NCAA Division I colleges must play at that level in all sports. As UC Santa Barbara played at the Division I level in basketball and other sports, that would have required a significant upgrade to the football program. A new student fee to finance the football program was proposed to the students, but it was defeated. UC Santa Barbara was forced to drop the football program again. It had previously been discontinued after the 1971 season.[1] Candaele finished his two-year stint as head coach with a record of 11–7 for a .611 winning percentage.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | at Sonoma State |
| L 7–33 | 860 | [2] |
| September 21 | Cal Lutheran | W 33–23 | 850–856 | [3] | |
| September 28 | at Chico State |
| L 31–52 | 2,608 | |
| October 5 | at San Francisco State | W 31–27 | 1,200 | [4] | |
| October 12 | Cal State Hayward |
| W 42–28 | 250–913 | [5][6] |
| October 19 | at Azusa Pacific |
| W 28–7 | 3,000 | [7] |
| October 26 | at Saint Mary's |
| L 3–41 | 2,158 | |
| November 2 | Azusa Pacific |
| W 42–7 | 745 | [8] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.
References
[edit]- ^ John Zant (April 23, 2015). "UCSB's Forgotten Football History". Santa Barbara Independent. Santa Barbara, California. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^ Ralph Leef (September 15, 1991). "Spear leads SSU's record day". The Press Democrat. pp. C1, C9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1991. p. C21. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UC-Santa Barbara 31, San Francisco State 27". San Francisco Examiner. October 6, 1991. p. D9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 13, 1991. p. C18. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1991 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 20, 1991. p. C23. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1991. p. C20. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "College Football Log". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 24, 1991. p. C5. Retrieved January 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "College Football Log". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 26, 1991. p. C9. Retrieved January 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1991 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
