1968 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team explained

Sport:	football
Year:	1968
Team:	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Conference:	Independent
Record:	4–4–1
Hc Year:	6th

The 1968 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season.

UCSB competed as an Independent in 1968. This was the last year for the Gauchos as the college level. They would move to the University Level in 1969 as a charter member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA). The team was led by sixth-year head coach "Cactus Jack" Curtice, and played home games at Campus Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins, four losses and one tie (4–4–1). For the 1968 season they outscored their opponents 253–163.

Schedule

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Team players in the NFL

The following Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft.^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
	Punter	10	250	San Francisco 49ers
Tom Broadhead	Running back	12	293	New Orleans Saints
Dick Heinz	Defensive tackle	13	331	St. Louis Cardinals

Notes and References

Web site: . Cumulative Football Statistics Report . . December 20, 2022 .
Web site: 1969 NFL Draft. February 2, 2017. December 21, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071221231827/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1969.htm. dead.
Web site: California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni. February 2, 2017.
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.