1968 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

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 4–5. The team outscored its opponents 235 to 182 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California.

1968 UC Riverside Highlanders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHighlander Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
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
UC Riverside     7 1 1
Ashland     8 2 0
No. 7 Eastern Michigan     8 2 0
Lincoln (MO)     8 2 04
St. Norbert     6 2 1
Tennessee State     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

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

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Loyola (CA)
W 27–13
October 5at La VerneW 24–19
October 12Saint Mary's
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 40–28[1]
October 19at Redlands
W 35–29
October 26Claremont-Mudd
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 49–30
November 2Pomona
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
T 21–214,000[2]
November 9San Francisco
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 49–264,100[3]
November 16Azusa Pacific
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 56–6
November 23Cal State Hayward
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
L 14–40

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References edit

  1. ^ "SF State Remains Unbeaten". Red Bluff Daily News. Red Bluff, California. October 14, 1968. p. 7. Retrieved March 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  2. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "1968 - California-Riverside". Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2017.