1965 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

1965 UC Riverside Highlanders football
Conference Independent
1965 record 6–2
Head coach Pete Kettela (1st season)
Home stadium Highlander Stadium

The 1965 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented UC Riverside during the 1965 College Division football season. The Highlanders competed as an independent in 1965.

UC Riverside was led by first-year head coach Pete Kettela. They played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California. The Highlanders finished the season with a record of six wins and two losses (6–2). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 189–183 for the season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 25 UC Davis[note 1] Highlander Stadium • Riverside, CA W 16–14  
October 2 La Verne Highlander Stadium • Riverside, CA L 16–45  
October 16 Redlands Highlander Stadium • Riverside, CA W 24–21  
October 23 at Claremont-Mudd[note 2] Fritz B. Burns Stadium • Claremont, CA W 16–10  
October 30 at Pomona-Pitzer Claremont Alumni Field • Claremont, CA W 23–20  
November 5 at Caltech Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA W 40–7  
November 13 Azusa Pacific Highlander Stadium • Riverside, CA W 34–20  
November 20 California Lutheran Highlander Stadium • Riverside, CA L 20–46  

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Team players in the NFL

No UC Riverside players were selected in the 1966 NFL Draft. [3][4][5]

Notes

  1. ↑ The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  2. ↑ The athletic teams for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps did not include Scripps College prior to 1980.

References

  1. ↑ "1965 - California-Riverside". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Southland Colleges". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 22, 1965. p. III-8. Retrieved October 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "1966 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ "California-Riverside Players/Alumni". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Draft History: California-Riverside". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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