1965 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

The 1965 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as an independent during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Jack Curtice, the Gauchos compiled a record of 8–2 and outscored their opponents 225 to 195. UC Santa Barbara was invited to the Camellia Bowl, where the Gauchos lost to Cal State Los Angeles. The team played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.

1965 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Camellia Bowl, L 10–18 vs. Cal State Los Angeles
Conference	Independent
Record	8–2
Head coach	Jack Curtice (3rd season)
Home stadium	La Playa Stadium
Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

1965 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Springfield			–					9	–	0	–	0
Ithaca			–					8	–	0	–	0
Parsons			–					8	–	1	–	0
Santa Clara			–					8	–	1	–	0
UC Santa Barbara			–					8	–	2	–	0
Cortland			–					7	–	2	–	0
Wabash			–					7	–	2	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	2	–	0
UC Riverside			–					6	–	2	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	2	–	1
Northern Michigan			–					7	–	3	–	0
Mississippi Valley State			–					6	–	3	–	0
St. Norbert			–					6	–	3	–	0
Rose Poly			–					5	–	3	–	0
Drake			–					6	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	4	–	1
Arizona State–Flagstaff			–					5	–	4	–	1
Lake Forest			–					4	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					4	–	5	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					4	–	6	–	0
Portland State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Colorado College			–					3	–	5	–	0
Milwaukee			–					2	–	6	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					2	–	8	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					2	–	8	–	0
Hawaii			–					1	–	8	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0

Curtice won the AFCA Coach of the Year Award for the NCAA College Division.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Valley State	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	W 20–0	7,800–8,000	[1]
September 25	at Redlands	Redlands Stadium[note 1] Redlands, CA	W 47–0	2,300
October 2	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium[note 2] Reno, NV	W 21–18	3,500
October 9	UC Davis	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 34–6	5,000–5,200	[3]
October 16	Long Beach State	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 7–28	9,800
October 30	Santa Clara	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 14–13	9,000
November 6	Cal Western[note 3]	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 34–6	5,100	[4]
November 13	at Hawaii	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 3–0	2,700–2,807	[5]
November 20	at Cal Poly	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 35–6	5,500
December 11	vs. No. 4 Cal State Los Angeles	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA (Camellia Bowl)	L 10–18	3,500	[6]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1966 NFL draft.^[8][9][10]

The following finished their UC Santa Barbara career in 1965, were not drafted, but played in the NFL/AFL.

Player	Position	First AFL team
Jason Franci	Wide receiver	1966 Denver Broncos

Notes

1. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season
2. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.^[2]
3. Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology. USIU had been known as California Western University (Cal Western) from 1952 to 1967.