The 1959 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1959 college football season.
UCSB competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).
The team was led by fourth-year head coach Ed Cody, and played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.
They finished the season with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 2–3 CCAA).