1961 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

The 1961 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Whitley, UC Riverside compiled a record of 1–7. The team was outscored by its opponents 159 to 101 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at UCR Athletic Field in Riverside, California.

1961 UC Riverside Highlanders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7
Head coach
  • Jim Whitley (3rd season)
Home stadiumUCR Athletic Field
1961 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wheaton (IL)    8 0 0
Tampa    8 1 0
Mississippi Southern    8 2 0
Howard (AL)    7 2 0
Southern Connecticut State    7 2 0
Arlington State    7 3 0
Northern Michigan    6 2 0
Sewanee    5 2 1
Cal Poly Pomona    6 3 0
Louisville    6 3 0
Montana State    4 3 1
Drake    5 4 0
Pacific (CA)    5 4 0
Wabash    5 4 0
Northeastern    4 4 0
Santa Clara    3 3 0
Buffalo    4 5 0
Norfolk State    3 4 0
Abilene Christian    4 6 0
Chattanooga    4 6 0
North Park    3 5 0
Union (NY)    3 5 0
Arkansas State    3 6 0
Trinity (TX)    2 7 0
Carnegie Tech    1 7 0
UC Riverside    1 7 0
Pepperdine    1 9 0
Rose Poly    0 8 0
Washington University    0 9 0
Rankings from AP poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 23Azusa[note 1]
L 6–22
October 7at UC DavisL 12–40
October 14at La VerneL 6–8
October 21at Claremont-Mudd
L 14–21
October 28Pomona
  • UCR Athletic Field
  • Riverside, CA
L 8–32
November 4at CaltechW 43–8
November 11El Toro Marines[note 2]
  • UCR Athletic Field
  • Riverside, CA
L 12–18
November 18Cal Western
  • UCR Athletic Field
  • Riverside, CA
L 0–10

[1][2]

Notes

  1. Azusa College existed from 1956 to 1964. It merged with Los Angeles Pacific College in 1965 to become Azusa Pacific University. Azusa Pacific's official football records do not include the history from either of the predecessor schools.
  2. Marine Corps Air Station El Toro was a U.S. Marine air station located in Orange County, California from 1943 to 1999.

References

  1. "1961 - California-Riverside". Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  2. "Southland Colleges". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 27, 1961. p. IV-8. Retrieved October 29, 2017 via Newspapers.com.open access
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