The 1947 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara College[note 1] during the 1947 college football season.
Santa Barbara competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).
The team was led by third-year head coach Stan Williamson and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.
They finished the season with a record of four wins, three losses and one tie (4–3–1, 1–3–1 CCAA).
In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Santa Barbara was ranked at No.