The 1949 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara College

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was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957. during the

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. Santa Barbara competed in the

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(CCAA). The team was led by first-year head coach

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and played home games at La Playa Stadium in

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. They finished the season with a record of two wins and seven losses (2–7, 1–3 CCAA).

Schedule

Team players in the NFL

No Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1950 NFL Draft. The following finished their Santa Barbara Gauchos career in 1949, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

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References

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