The 1970 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Gauchos competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by first-year head coach Andy Everest, and played home games at Campus Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9, 1–5 PCAA).