1970 California–Santa Barbara

2–⁠9 (1–⁠5 Pacific Coast Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

California–Santa Barbara in 1970, game by game: lost vs. Fresno State 10–25; lost at San José State 14–28; lost vs. Cal State Northridge 7–13; lost at Texas Tech 21–63; lost vs. Santa Clara 10–14; lost at Long Beach State 7–33; won vs. Hawai’i 22–20; lost vs. Pacific 13–27; won at Cal State Los Angeles 36–6; lost at No. 14 San Diego State 7–64; lost vs. Cal Poly 7–42+30−57Lost 10–25 vs. Fresno State-15Fresno StateLost 14–28 at San José State-14San José StateLost 7–13 vs. Cal State Northridge-6Cal State North…Lost 21–63 at Texas Tech-42Texas TechLost 10–14 vs. Santa Clara-4Santa ClaraLost 7–33 at Long Beach State-26Long Beach StateWon 22–20 vs. Hawai’i+2Hawai’iLost 13–27 vs. Pacific-14PacificWon 36–6 at Cal State Los Angeles+30Cal State Los A…Lost 7–64 at No. 14 San Diego State-57No. 14 San Diego StateLost 7–42 vs. Cal Poly-35Cal Poly
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cal Poly 42–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 12 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠5 6th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
154–⁠335
Coach
—
Elo
1158 −155 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.0 No. 106 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1970 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego State5–⁠19–⁠2
Long Beach State5–⁠19–⁠2–⁠1
Fresno State4–⁠28–⁠4
Pacific2–⁠35–⁠6
San José State2–⁠32–⁠9
California–Santa Barbara1–⁠52–⁠9
Cal State Los Angeles0–⁠41–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.