1923 Santa Barbara State Roadrunners football team

The 1923 Santa Barbara State Roadrunners football team represented Santa Barbara State[note 1] during the 1923 college football season.

1923 Santa Barbara State Roadrunners football
Conference	Independent
1923 record	2–4
Head coach	Otho J. Gilliland (2nd season)

1923 Western college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Mexico A&M			–					9	–	0	–	0
La Verne			–					7	–	2	–	1
Hawaii			–					5	–	1	–	2
Saint Mary's (CA)			–					5	–	3	–	1
Arizona			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tempe			–					4	–	2	–	0
Gonzaga			–					4	–	3	–	0
Montana			–					4	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					3	–	4	–	1
New Mexico			–					3	–	5	–	0
Nevada			–					2	–	3	–	3
Santa Barbara State			–					2	–	4	–	0
Cal Aggies			–					2	–	7	–	0

Santa Barbara State competed as an independent in 1923. Records may be incomplete, but six games have been documented. The Roadrunners were led by second-year head coach Otho J. Gilliland and played home games in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins and four losses (2–4). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 71–95 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 6	at Cal Poly[note 2]	San Luis Obispo, CA	W 20–6
October 13	Loyola (CA)[note 3]	Santa Barbara, CA	W 13–0
October 20	La Verne		L 12–26
November 3	San Diego State[note 4]	Pershing Park Santa Barbara, CA	L 13–38[1]
November 10	Cal Poly	Santa Barbara, CA	L 0–7
November 17	at Bakersfield Junior College[note 5]	Bakersfield, CA	L 13–18

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Notes

1. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara State College from 1921 to 1943.
2. California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.
3. Loyola Marymount University was known as Loyola College of Los Angeles from 1918 to 1929.
4. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State Teachers College from 1924 to 1934.
5. Bakersfield College was known as Bakersfield Junior College from 1909 to 1946.

References

1. "State College Wins, 38-13, At Santa Barbara". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. November 4, 1923. p. 2.
2. "1923 - California-Santa Barbara". Retrieved February 1, 2017.