1987 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

1987 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–2
Head coach	Mike Warren (2nd season)
Home stadium	Harder Stadium

1987 NCAA Division III independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wagner ^			–					13	–	1	–	0
Rochester (NY) ^			–					9	–	2	–	0
Hofstra ^			–					8	–	2	–	0
UC Santa Barbara			–					8	–	2	–	0
Wabash			–					8	–	2	–	0
Dayton ^			–					11	–	3	–	0
Ferrum ^			–					8	–	2	–	1
Salisbury State			–					7	–	2	–	0
Georgetown			–					6	–	2	–	1
DePauw			–					7	–	3	–	0
Menlo ^			–					7	–	3	–	0
Millsaps			–					7	–	3	–	0
Canisius			–					6	–	3	–	1
San Diego			–					6	–	3	–	1
Mercyhurst			–					6	–	4	–	0
Cortland			–					5	–	4	–	0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham			–					5	–	4	–	0
Albany			–					5	–	5	–	0
Drake			–					5	–	5	–	0
Norwich			–					4	–	4	–	1
Union (NY)			–					5	–	5	–	0
Aurora			–					4	–	5	–	0
Brockport			–					3	–	6	–	0
Buffalo			–					3	–	7	–	0
Catholic University			–					3	–	7	–	0
Saint Francis (PA)			–					2	–	6	–	0
Brooklyn			–					2	–	7	–	0
Colorado College			–					2	–	7	–	0
Duquesne			–					2	–	7	–	0
Frostburg State			–					2	–	8	–	0
Saint Peter's			–					2	–	8	–	0
Marist			–					1	–	7	–	0
Quincy			–					1	–	7	–	0
Western Connecticut State			–					1	–	8	–	1
Buffalo State			–					1	–	9	–	0
Wesley			–					0	–	9	–	0
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 1987 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division III football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Warren, the Gauchos compiled a record of 8–2 and outscored their opponents 237 to 107 for the season. The team played home games at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Azusa Pacific	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 34–7	1,772–2,772
September 19	at Claremont-Mudd	Fritz B. Burns Stadium Claremont, CA	W 17–13	500–1,200
September 26	at Whittier	Memorial Stadium Whittier, CA	L 7–14	1,200
October 3	Redlands	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 35–14	2,506
October 10	Saint Mary's	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	W 16–13	3,125–3,215
October 17	La Verne	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 35–12	1,436
October 24	at Pomona-Pitzer	Alumni Field Claremont, CA	W 55–0	1,000
October 31	San Diego	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 0–7	1,031
November 7	Cal Lutheran	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 16–15	8,748
November 14	at Sonoma State	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	W 22–12	572
Homecoming