1960 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

The 1960 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Whitley, UC Riverside compiled a record of 7–0–1. The team outscored its opponents 144 to 75 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at UCR Athletic Field in Riverside, California.

1960 UC Riverside Highlanders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0–1
Head coach
Home stadiumUCR Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Montclair State     8 0 0
Washington and Lee     8 0 1
UC Riverside     7 0 1
Arlington State     9 2 0
Howard (AL)     8 1 0
Northern Michigan     8 1 1
Cal Poly Pomona     7 2 0
Louisville     7 2 0
Southern Connecticut State     7 3 0
Montana State     5 3 1
Mississippi Southern     6 4 0
Santa Clara     4 3 0
Baldwin–Wallace     4 3 1
Sewanee     4 3 1
Carthage     5 4 0
Abilene Christian     5 5 0
Chattanooga     5 5 0
St. Norbert     4 4 1
Arkansas State     4 5 0
Drake     4 5 0
North Park     4 5 0
Buffalo     4 6 0
Carnegie Tech     3 5 0
Northeastern     2 5 1
Union (NY)     2 5 1
Hawaii     3 7 0
Tampa     2 7 1
Trinity (TX)     2 7 1
Washington University     2 7 0
Rose Poly     1 5 1
Wabash     1 8 0
Pepperdine     1 9 0

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24Chino Institute for MenChino, CAW 20–14
October 1Caltech
W 28–18
October 8UC Davis
  • UCR Athletic Field
  • Riverside, CA
W 12–6
October 15Naval Ordnance
  • UCR Athletic Field
  • Riverside, CA
W 42–13
October 22Claremont-Mudd
  • UCR Athletic Field
  • Riverside, CA
W 12–7
October 29at Pomona
W 6–0
November 5at Azusa[note 1]T 8–8[1]
November 122:00 p.m.at Cal WesternW 16–9[2][3]

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Notes edit

  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.

References edit

  1. ^ "Azusa Gains 8-8 Tie With UCR". The Sun-Telegram. San Bernardino, California. United Press International. November 6, 1960. p. D1. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "UCR Will Risk Perfect Record At Cal Western". The Daily Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 12, 1960. p. C2. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "UCR Completes Unbeaten Season". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1960. p. H2. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "1960 - California-Riverside". Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  5. ^ "Southland College Log". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 21, 1960. p. IV-9. Retrieved March 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.