1938 Santa Barbara State Gauchos football team explained

Year:	1938
Team:	Santa Barbara State Gauchos
Sport:	football
Conference:	Independent
Record:	2–8
Conf Record:	0–3
Head Coach:	Spud Harder
Hc Year:	4th
Stadium:	La Playa Stadium

The 1938 Santa Barbara State Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara State^[1] as an independent during the 1938 college football season. The following year, the Gauchos and San Diego State join Fresno State and San Jose State as charter members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

The Gauchos were led by fifth-year head coach Theodore "Spud" Harder and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8, 0–3 SCIAC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 47–109 for the season. That included the Gauchos being shut out in six of the ten games.

Team players in the NFL

The following Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1939 NFL draft.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
	Guard, end	11	98	New York Giants

Notes and References

1. [University of California, Santa Barbara]
2. Web site: 1939 NFL Draft. February 2, 2017. November 2, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101102034740/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1939.htm. dead.
3. Web site: California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni. February 2, 2017.
4. Web site: Draft History: California-Santa Barbara. March 18, 2017. March 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170319114050/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=C&collegeName=California-Santa+Barbara&abbrFlag=0&type=school. dead.