1971 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team explained

Year:	1971
Team:	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Short Conf:	PCAA
Record:	3–8
Conf Record:	2–3
Head Coach:	Andy Everest
Hc Year:	2nd
Stadium:	Campus Stadium
Next Year:	1986

The 1971 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Andy Everest in his second and final season as head coach, the Gauchos compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the PCAA. The team played home games at Campus Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.

Citing financial problems, UCSB dropped football as an intercollegiate sport after the 1971 season.^[1] The school did not field another football team until 1983, when a student-run club team was formed. Competition sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) did not resume until 1986.

Schedule

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Team players in the NFL

The following Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1972 NFL draft.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Kent Pederson	Tight end	11	261	Cincinnati Bengals

Notes and References

1. News: Santa Barbara Drops Football. Santa Cruz Sentinel (Santa Cruz, California). December 8, 1971. 23. Newspapers.com.
2. Web site: 1971 - California-Santa Barbara. https://web.archive.org/web/20220511054737/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=479&year=1971. dead. May 11, 2022. February 1, 2017.
3. Web site: 1972 NFL Draft. February 2, 2017. December 21, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071221231837/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1972.htm. dead.
4. Web site: California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni. February 2, 2017.
5. 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.