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. Santa Barbara was ranked at No. 120 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939. 1939 was the inaugural year for the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). Santa Barbara State was one of four charter members of the conference, along with

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, San Diego State College and

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. The Gauchos were led by sixth-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 five wins, four losses and one tie (5–4–1, 1–2 CCAA).

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