1968 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

1968 UC Riverside Highlanders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHighlander Stadium
1968 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 San Diego State     9 0 1
No. 3 Chattanooga     9 1 0
Indiana State     9 1 0
Indiana (PA)     9 1 0
Nevada Southern     8 1 0
Ashland     8 2 0
No. 7 Eastern Michigan     8 2 0
Lincoln (MO)     8 2 0
St. Norbert     6 2 1
Tennessee State     6 2 1
    6 2 1
Hawaii     7 3 0
No. 14 Tampa     7 3 0
No. 17 Akron     7 3 1
Northeastern     6 3 0
Southern Illinois     6 3 0
Cortland     5 3 0
Boston University     5 3 1
Northern Arizona     6 4 0
Pacific (CA)     6 4 0
Samford     6 4 0
Northern Michigan     5 4 0
Parsons     5 4 0
Drake     5 5 0
UC Santa Barbara     4 4 1
Santa Clara     4 5 0
Portland State     4 6 0
Wayne State (MI)     3 6 0
Wabash     3 6 0
Colorado College     2 6 0
Kentucky State     2 7 0
Milwaukee     2 7 0
Lake Forest     2 8 0
Northern Illinois     2 8 0
Mississippi Valley State     1 7 0
UC San Diego     0 7 0
Rose Poly     0 8 0
Cal Poly Pomona     0 10 0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1968 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Pete Kettela, UC Riverside compiled a record of 6–2–1. The Highlanders played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California.

This was the last year that Highlanders competed as an independent as they joined the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in 1969.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 288:00 p.m.at Loyola (CA)W 27–133,019–3,100[1][2]
October 5at La Verne
L 19–243,000[3]
October 12Saint Mary's
W 40–283,500[4]
October 19at Redlands
W 35–293,500
October 26Claremont-Mudd
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 49–303,500
November 2Pomona
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
T 21–213,500–4,000[5]
November 9San Francisco
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 49–264,100–4,200[6]
November 16Azusa Pacific
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 56–62,500
November 23Cal State Hayward
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
L 14–403,500

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References

  1. ^ "Loyola Gridders Open Home Slate". Daily Breeze. Torrance, California. September 28, 1968. p. 28. Retrieved May 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "UC Riverside 27, Loyola 13". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 29, 1968. p. 8C. Retrieved May 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ Langley, Bill (October 6, 1968). "Leos Bump Highlanders". Progress-Bulletin. Pomona, California. p. 3, section 5. Retrieved May 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "SF State Remains Unbeaten". Red Bluff Daily News. Red Bluff, California. October 14, 1968. p. 7. Retrieved March 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 Pomona)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 San Francisco)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 UC Riverside)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2025.