1965 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

The 1965 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season.

1965 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
Home stadiumLa Playa Stadium
1965 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

UCSB competed as an Independent in 1965. The team was led by third-year head coach "Cactus Jack" Curtice, and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the regular season with a record of eight wins and one loss (8–1).

At the end of the season, the Gauchos qualified for a postseason bowl game, the 1965 Camellia Bowl, played in Sacramento, California. They lost the game against Cal State Los Angeles 10–18. That brought their final record to eight wins and two losses (8–2). For the 1965 season they outscored their opponents 225–95.

Jack Curtice won the AFCA Coach of the Year for the 1965 NCAA football season NCAA Division II.

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