1954 SANTA BARBARA GAUCHOS FOOTBALL TEAM

1954 Santa Barbara Gauchos football
1954 Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–5 (1–3 CCAA)
Head coach	Stan Williamson (tth season);
Home stadium	La Playa Stadium
	Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

The 1954 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara College^{[note 1]} during the 1954 college football season.

Santa Barbara competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by seventh-year head coach Stan Williamson, and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and five losses (4–5, 1–3 CCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Whittier*	Hadley Field Whittier, CA	W 27–18
October 1	at Occidental*	D.W. Patterson Field Los Angeles, CA	L 0–2
October 8	Cal Poly	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 6–47
October 15	at Los Angeles State	Snyder Field Los Angeles, CA	W 9–6
October 23	Fresno State	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 20–26	5,000	^[1]
October 30	vs. Cal Aggies^{[note 2]}*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 32–0
November 6	at Pepperdine*	El Camino Stadium Torrance, CA	W 13–12
November 12	Redlands*	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 0–20
November 20	San Diego State	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 14–33	5,000	^[2]
*Non-conference game

^ University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.
^ The game against the Cal Aggies was part of an "All-UC Doubleheader" that was held annually from 1948 to 1963. The other game of the double-header was California vs. UCLA. The games were always held at the home stadium of either Cal or UCLA.

^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
^ Howard Hagen (November 21, 1954). "Aztecs Win, 33-14, Clinch Third Place". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.

v t e UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Venues	Peabody Stadium (1921–1937) La Playa Stadium (1938–1965) Harder Stadium (1966–1995)
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972–1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

v t e UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Venues	Peabody Stadium (1921–1937) La Playa Stadium (1938–1965) Harder Stadium (1966–1995)
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972–1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991