1969 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

The 1969 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Pete Kettela in his fifth and final season as head coach, UC Riverside compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of record of 0–1 in conference play, placing last out of four teams in the CCAA. The team was outscored by its opponents 203 to 163 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California.

1969 UC Riverside Highlanders football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record3–6 (0–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumHighlander Stadium
1969 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cal Poly $ 2 –0 –06 –4 –0
Valley State 1 –1 –04 –5 –0
Cal Poly Pomona 1 –2 –02 –8 –0
UC Riverside 0 –1 –03 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

CCAA football changed significantly in 1969. Three teams—Fresno State, Long Beach State, and Cal State Los Angeles—left the conference and moved up to NCAA University Division competition, joining in the newly-formed Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They were replaced by Cal Poly Pomona and UC Riverside.

Kettela finished his tenure at UC Riverside with an overall record of 24–20–2, for a .543 winning percentage.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20La Verne*
L 17–21
September 27at San Francisco*
L 6–22
October 4at Occidental*
W 20–17
October 18at Redlands*
L 22–254,000[1]
October 25at Cal Poly Pomona
  • Kellogg Field
  • Pomona, CA
L 6–73,000[2]
November 1at UNLV*
L 6–366,700[3]
November 8at Saint Mary's*Moraga, CAW 23–132,000[4]
November 15United States International*
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 29–282,500[5]
November 22UC Davis*
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
L 34–351,200[6]
  • *Non-conference game

[7]

References
  1. "Endemano-Led Stags Score First Win Over Oxy, 31-21". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 19, 1969. p. D-18. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. John Wolf (October 26, 1969). "Not Loyola's Day: Loses First, 21-20". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-12. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. John Wolf (November 2, 1969). "Reserve QB Rallies Redlands to". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-14. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. "Cal Western Blasts Cal Lutheran, 49-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 9, 1969. p. D-18. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. John Wolf (November 16, 1969). "Valley St. Toppled by Highlands, 23-19". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-16. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  7. "1969 - California-Riverside". Archived from the original on March 18, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.