The 1991 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as an independent during the 1991 NCAA Division II football season.
The team played home games at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.
As UC Santa Barbara played at the Division I level in basketball and other sports, that would have required a significant upgrade to the football program.
UC Santa Barbara was forced to drop the football program again.
[1] Candaele finished his two-year stint as head coach with a record of 11–7 for a .611 winning percentage.