1956 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

The 1956 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Carl Selin, UC Riverside compiled a record of 1–6. The team was outscored by its opponents 251 to 44 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at UCR Athletic Field in Riverside, California.

1956 UC Riverside Highlanders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–6
Head coach
Home stadiumUCR Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alfred     8 0 0
Northern Michigan     7 0 1
St. Norbert     8 1 0
Carthage     8 2 0
Tampa     7 2 0
Cal Poly San Dimas     6 2 0
Mississippi Southern     7 2 1
Wabash     6 2 1
Hawaii     7 3 0
Hofstra     7 3 0
Xavier     7 3 0
Franklin & Marshall     5 2 1
Louisville     6 3 0
Pepperdine     6 3 0
Washington University     6 3 0
La Verne     6 4 0
Buffalo     5 3 0
Drexel     5 3 0
Long Beach State     5 3 0
Delaware     5 3 1
Memphis State     5 4 1
Arkansas State     5 4 0
Chattanooga     5 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace     4 5 0
Washington & Jefferson     3 4 1
Rose Poly     3 4 0
Bucknell     3 5 0
Carnegie Tech     3 5 0
Temple     3 5 0
Howard (AL)     2 5 2
Sewanee     1 6 1
UC Riverside     1 6 0

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 29at Arizona State–Flagstaff
L 0–60
October 6Cal Poly JV
L 0–32
October 13Whittier?L 0–59
October 27at La VerneL 6–42
November 3California BaptistRiverside, CAW 38–7
November 10Long Beach State JV?L 0–20
November 16Cal Poly San DimasPomona, CAL 0–31

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References edit

  1. ^ "1956 - California-Riverside". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2017.