1947 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

The 1947 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented Santa Barbara College 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. 198 out of 500 college football teams.