1946 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

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.

1946 Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–6 (0–4 CCAA)
Head coach	Stan Williamson (2nd season)
Home stadium	La Playa Stadium
Seasons ← 1941 1947 →

1946 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 28	Cal Poly*	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 19–6
October 4	Loyola (CA)*	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 0–6	[2]
October 11	at Pacific (CA)	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	L 0–21
October 19	Fresno State	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 13–20
November 1	San Jose State	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 0–20
November 9	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium[note 1] Reno, NV	L 13–48	[4]
November 15	Cal Aggies*	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 14–7
November 23	San 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]