Santa Barbara competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).
The team was led by fourth-year head coach Stan Williamson and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.
At the end of the season, the Gauchos played in the first Potato Bowl, in Bakersfield, California.
[note 2] No Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1949 NFL draft.
[5][6][7] The following finished their Santa Barbara Gauchos career in 1948, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.