1990 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

1990 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Rick Candaele (1st season)
Home stadium	Harder Stadium

1990 NCAA Division III independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hofstra ^			–					12	–	1	–	0
Dayton ^			–					11	–	1	–	0
Cortland ^			–					9	–	1	–	0
Frostburg State			–					9	–	1	–	0
Union (NY)			–					9	–	1	–	0
Ferrum ^			–					8	–	2	–	0
Ithaca ^			–					8	–	2	–	0
Buffalo State			–					7	–	2	–	0
San Diego			–					7	–	2	–	0
Guilford			–					7	–	3	–	0
Bluffton			–					6	–	3	–	0
Davidson			–					5	–	3	–	0
Menlo			–					5	–	3	–	0
Canisius			–					6	–	4	–	0
Drake			–					6	–	4	–	0
Quincy			–					6	–	4	–	0
UC Santa Barbara			–					6	–	4	–	0
Aurora			–					5	–	4	–	0
Catholic University			–					5	–	5	–	0
Georgetown			–					5	–	5	–	0
Maryville (TN)			–					5	–	5	–	0
Wagner			–					5	–	5	–	0
Wesley			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colorado College			–					4	–	5	–	0
Wilmington (OH)			–					4	–	5	–	0
Alfred			–					4	–	6	–	0
Thomas More			–					3	–	6	–	0
Albany			–					3	–	7	–	0
Brockport			–					3	–	7	–	0
Western Connecticut State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	8	–	0
Duquesne			–					1	–	8	–	1
Mercyhurst			–					1	–	8	–	0
Norwich			–					1	–	8	–	0
Salisbury State			–					1	–	8	–	0
Southeastern Massachusetts			–					1	–	8	–	0
Saint Peter's			–					0	–	7	–	0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham			–					0	–	9	–	0
Methodist			–					0	–	10	–	0
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 1990 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division III football season. Led by first-year head coach Rick Candaele, the Gauchos compiled a record of 6–4 and were outscored by their opponents 271 to 248 for the season. The team played home games at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Sonoma State	Harder Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 10–42	1,687
September 15	at Cal Lutheran	Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, CA	W 22–6	800–1,225
September 22	Chico State	Harder Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 31–7	2,128
September 29	San Francisco State	Harder Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 26–42	2,008
October 6	at Cal State Hayward	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 37–19	350–650
October 13	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	W 24–3	4,000
October 27	Saint Mary's	Harder Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 16–45	1,804
November 3	at Azusa Pacific	Cougar Athletic Stadium Azusa, CA	W 27–23	1,800–2,020
November 10	Western New Mexico	Harder Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 10–48	7,235
November 17	at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 45–36	1,100