The 1968 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as an independent during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season.
Led by sixth-year head coach Jack Curtice, the Gauchos compiled a record of 4–4–1 and outscored their opponents 253 to 163.
The team played home games at Campus Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.
This was the last season win which UC Santa Barbara competed at the NCAA College Division.
The Gauchos moved up to the NCAA University Division in 1969 as a charter member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA).