- Source: 1965 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team
- UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
- 1965 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team
- 1964 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team
- 1966 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team
- List of UC Santa Barbara Gauchos in the NFL draft
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- Jack Curtice
- Johnny Morris (American football)
- Stan Williamson
- Carin Jennings-Gabarra
The 1965 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as an independent during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Jack Curtice, the Gauchos compiled a record of 8–2 and outscored their opponents 225 to 195. UC Santa Barbara was invited to the Camellia Bowl, where the Gauchos lost to Cal State Los Angeles. The team played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.
Curtice won the AFCA Coach of the Year Award for the NCAA College Division.
Schedule
Team players in the NFL
No Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1966 NFL draft.
The following finished their UC Santa Barbara career in 1965, were not drafted, but played in the NFL/AFL.