1968 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

1968 UC Riverside Highlanders football
Conference Independent
1968 record 7–1–1
Head coach Pete Kettela (4th season)
Home stadium Highlander Stadium

The 1968 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented UC Riverside during the 1968 College Division football season.

This was the last year UC Riverside would compete as an independent. They would join the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in 1969. UC Riverside was led by fourth-year head coach Pete Kettela. They played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California. The Highlanders finished the season with a record of seven wins, one loss and one tie (7–1–1). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 315–212 for the season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 28 at Loyola (CA)[note 1] Highlander Stadium • Riverside, CA W 27–13  
October 5 at La Verne Bonita High School ? • La Verne, CA W 24–19  
October 12 Saint Mary's Highlander Stadium • Riverside, CA W 40–28[1]  
October 19 at Redlands Redlands Stadium • Redlands, CA W 35–29  
October 26 Claremont-Mudd[note 2] Highlander Stadium • Riverside, CA W 49–30  
November 2 Pomona-Pitzer Highlander Stadium • Riverside, CA T 21–21  
November 9 San Francisco Highlander Stadium • Riverside, CA W 49–26  
November 16 Azusa Pacific Highlander Stadium • Riverside, CA W 56–6  
November 23 Cal State Hayward[note 3] Highlander Stadium • Riverside, CA L 14–40  

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Team players in the NFL

No UC Riverside players were selected in the 1969 NFL Draft. [3][4][5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Loyola Marymount University was known as Loyola University of Los Angeles from 1930 to 1973.
  2. ↑ The athletic teams for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps did not include Scripps College prior to 1980.
  3. ↑ California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.

References

  1. ↑ "SF State Remains Unbeaten". Red Bluff Daily News. Red Bluff, California. October 14, 1968. p. 7. Retrieved March 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "1968 - California-Riverside". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1969 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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