1966 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

1966 UC Riverside Highlanders football
Conference Independent
1966 record 4–5
Head coach Pete Kettela (2nd season)
Home stadium Highlander Stadium

The 1966 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented UC Riverside during the 1966 College Division football season. The Highlanders competed as an independent in 1966.

UC Riverside was led by second-year head coach Pete Kettela. They played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California. The Highlanders finished the season with a record of four wins and five losses (4–5). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 235–182 for the season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 24 at UC Davis[note 1] Toomey Field • Davis, CA L 7–27  
October 1 La Verne Highlander Stadium • Riverside, CA W 48–6  
October 8 at San Francisco Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, CA L 23–42  
October 15 at Redlands Redlands Stadium[note 2] • Redlands, CA L 0–27  
October 22 Claremont-Mudd[note 3] Highlander Stadium • Riverside, CA W 36–7  
October 29 Pomona-Pitzer Highlander Stadium • Riverside, CA L 15–31  
November 4 Caltech Highlander Stadium • Riverside, CA W 43–0  
November 12 Azusa Pacific Highlander Stadium • Riverside, CA W 41–6  
November 19 at California Lutheran Mt. Clef Field • Thousand Oaks, CA L 22–36  

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Team players in the NFL

No UC Riverside players were selected in the 1967 NFL Draft. [2][3][4]

Notes

  1. ↑ The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  2. ↑ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season
  3. ↑ The athletic teams for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps did not include Scripps College prior to 1980.

References

  1. ↑ "1966 - California-Riverside". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ "1967 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ "California-Riverside Players/Alumni". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Draft History: California-Riverside". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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