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{{short description|American college football season}}
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| sport = football
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| year = 1970
| year = 1970
| team = UC Riverside Highlanders
| team = UC Riverside Highlanders
| logo =
| sport = football
| logo_size = 175
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| conference = [[California Collegiate Athletic Association]]
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| conference = California Collegiate Athletic Association
| division =
| short_conf = CCAA
| short_conf = CCAA
| BCSRank =
| CoachRank =
| APRank =
| record = 4–6
| record = 4–6
| conf_record = 0–2
| conf_record = 0–2
| head_coach = [[Gary Knecht]]
| wins_vacated =
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| hc_year = 1st
| ties_forfeited =
| captain =
| conf_wins_vacated =
| conf_wins_forfeited =
| head_coach = [[Pete Kettela]]
| hc_year = 5th
| stadium = Highlander Stadium
| stadium = Highlander Stadium
| champion =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
| conf_champ =
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}}
{{1970 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
{{1970 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The '''1970 UC Riverside Highlanders football team''' represented [[University of California, Riverside|UC Riverside]] during the [[1970 college football season|1970 College Division football season]].
The '''1970 UC Riverside Highlanders football team''' represented the [[University of California, Riverside]] as a member of the [[California Collegiate Athletic Association]] (CCAA) during the [[1970 NCAA College Division football season]]. Led by first-year head coach [[Gary Knecht]], UC Riverside compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of record of 0–2 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the CCAA. The team was outscored by its opponents 306 to 192 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at Highlander Stadium in [[Riverside, California]].


==Schedule==
UC Riverside competed in the [[California Collegiate Athletic Association]] (CCAA). For the 1970 season the CCAA changed significantly. Three schools left the conference and moved up to the University Division in the new [[Big West Conference|Pacific Coast Athletic Association]]. Those schools were [[California State University, Fresno|Fresno State]], [[California State University, Long Beach|Cal State Long Beach]], and [[California State University, Los Angeles|Cal State Los Angeles]]. They were replaced in 1970 by [[California State Polytechnic University, Pomona|California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis]] and [[University of California, Riverside|UC Riverside]] and in 1971 by [[California State University, Fullerton|Cal State Fullerton]].
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UC Riverside was led by fifth-year head coach [[Pete Kettela]]. They played home games at Highlander Stadium in [[Riverside, California]]. The Highlanders finished the season with a record of three wins and six losses (3–6, 0–1 CCAA). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 163–203 for the season.
| date = September 19

| w/l = w
==Schedule==
| nonconf = y
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| opponent = [[1970 Sonoma State Cossacks football team|Sonoma State]]
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| w/l = l
| date = September 20
| time = no
| rank = no
| tv = no
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=La Verne Leopards|title=La Verne}}
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Riverside, California|Riverside, CA]]
| site_cityst = [[Riverside, California|Riverside, CA]]
| attend = ''
| score = 14–7
| score = 17–21
| attend = 1,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=UOP Stops Burns, Edges 49ers, 9-6|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 20, 1970|page=D-13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9100487/uop_stops_burns_edges_49ers/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=February 22, 2017}}{{Open access}}</ref>
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| date = September 26
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| date = September 27
| time = no
| nonconf = y
| rank = no
| away = y
| opponent = [[1970 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|Nevada]]
| tv = no
| site_stadium = [[Mackay Stadium]]
| nonconf = yes
| site_cityst = [[Reno, Nevada|Reno, NV]]
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=San Francisco Dons|title=San Francisco}}
| away = yes
| score = 26–45
| attend = 4,000
| site_stadium = [[Kezar Stadium]]
| source = <ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/466/stats/13329 |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=May 23, 2022 }}</ref>
| site_cityst = [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco, CA]]
| attend = ''
| score = 6–22
}}
}}
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| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| w/l = l
| date = October 4
| time = no
| nonconf = y
| rank = no
| away = y
| opponent = [[1970 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team|Cal State Hayward]]
| tv = no
| site_stadium = [[Pioneer Stadium]]
| nonconf = yes
| site_cityst = [[Hayward, California|Hayward, CA]]
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=Occidental Tigers|title=Occidental}}
| away = yes
| score = 12–62
| attend = 4,000
| site_stadium = D.W. Patterson Field
| source = <ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/98/stats/13329 |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=May 16, 2022 }}</ref>
| site_cityst = [[Los Angeles, CA]]
| attend = ''
| score = 20–17
}}
}}
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| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| w/l = w
| date = October 18
| time = no
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1970 UNLV Rebels football team|UNLV]]
| rank = no
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| tv = no
| site_cityst = Riverside, CA
| nonconf = yes
| score = 21–19
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=Redlands Bulldogs|title=Redlands}}
| away = yes
| attend = 2,500
| source = <ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/465/stats/13329 |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=December 22, 2022 }}</ref>
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| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=Redlands Bulldogs|title=Redlands}}
| site_stadium = Redlands Stadium
| site_stadium = Redlands Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Redlands, California|Redlands, CA]]
| site_cityst = [[Redlands, California|Redlands, CA]]
| score = 20–48
| attend = 4,000<ref>{{cite news|title=Endemano-Led Stags Score First Win Over Oxy, 31-21|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=October 19, 1970|page=D-18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9098674/endemano_led_stags_score_first_win_over/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=February 21, 2017}}{{Open access}}</ref>
| score = 22–25
| attend =
}}
}}
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| date = October 24
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| date = October 25
| time = no
| away = y
| opponent = [[1970 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team|Cal Poly Pomona]]
| rank = no
| tv = no
| opponent = [[1970 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team|Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis]]<ref group=note>California State Polytechnic University, Pomona was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis from 1966–1972. See: [[California State Polytechnic University, Pomona|Cal Poly Pomona]]</ref>
| away = yes
| site_stadium = Kellogg Field
| site_stadium = Kellogg Field
| site_cityst = Pomona, CA
| site_cityst = [[Pomona, California|Pomona, CA]]
| score = 34–36
| attend = 3,000<ref>{{cite news|title=Not Loyola's Day: Loses First, 21-20|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|author=John Wolf|date=October 26, 1970|page=D-12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9052347/not_loyolas_day_loses_first/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=February 19, 2017}}{{Open access}}</ref>
| score = 6–7
| attend = 2,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Cal Poly (SLO) Defeats Valley St., 46-21; Whittier Wins|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 25, 1970|page=D-8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9054104/cal_poly_slo_defeats_valley_st_whittier/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=February 19, 2017}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/91/stats/13329 |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=May 25, 2022 }}</ref>
}}
}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| date = November 1
| time = no
| nonconf = y
| rank = no
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=United States International Westerners|title=United States International}}
| tv = no
| site_stadium = [[Balboa Stadium]]
| nonconf = yes
| site_cityst = [[San Diego|San Diego, CA]]
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=UNLV Rebels|title=UNLV}}
| away = yes
| score = 16–30
| attend = 4,000
| site_stadium = [[Sam Boyd Stadium|Las Vegas Stadium]]
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Cal St. (LB) Crushes Cal Poly (SLO), 49-20|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 1, 1970|page=D-9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9629490/cal_st_lb_crushes_cal_poly_slo/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=March 17, 2017}}{{Open access}}</ref>
| site_cityst = [[Whitney, NV]]
| attend = 6,700<ref>{{cite news|title=Reserve QB Rallies Redlands to|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|author=John Wolf|date=November 2, 1970|page=D-14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9124199/reserve_qb_rallies_redlands_to/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=February 23, 2017}}{{Open access}}</ref>
| score = 6–36
}}
}}
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| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| w/l = l
| date = November 8
| opponent = [[1970 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team|Cal State Fullerton]]
| time = no
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| rank = no
| site_cityst = Riverside, CA
| tv = no
| nonconf = yes
| score = 6–38
| attend = 3,000–3,500
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=Saint Mary's Gaels|title=Saint Mary's}}
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Titans Achieve Highest Point Total, Beat UCR|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|author=Al Carr|date=November 8, 1970|page=D-18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8837383/titans_achieve_highest_point_total_beat/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=February 8, 2017}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/97/stats/13329 |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=May 25, 2022 }}</ref>
| away = yes
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = [[Moraga, California|Moraga, CA]]
| attend = 2,000<ref>{{cite news|title=Cal Western Blasts Cal Lutheran, 49-0|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=November 9, 1970|page=D-18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9098705/cal_western_blasts_cal_lutheran/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=February 19, 2017}}{{Open access}}</ref>
| score = 23–13
}}
}}
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| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| date = November 15
| time = no
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=Occidental Tigers|title=Occidental}}
| rank = no
| tv = no
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=United States International Gulls|title=US International}}<ref group=note>Alliant International University was known as United States International University from 1968–2001. See: [[Alliant International University|USIU]]</ref>
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| site_cityst = Riverside, CA
| site_cityst = Riverside, CA
| score = 22–14
| attend = 2,500<ref>{{cite news|title=Valley St. Toppled by Highlands, 23-19|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|author=John Wolf|date=November 16, 1970|page=D-16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9098739/valley_st_toppled_by_highlands/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=February 19, 2017}}{{Open access}}</ref>
| score = 29–28
| attend = 1,200
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Cal Lutheran's Robinson Kicks Four Goals, Sets NAIA Record|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 15, 1970|page=D-17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9158926/cal_lutherans_robinson_kicks_four_goals/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=February 19, 2017}}{{Open access}}</ref>
}}
}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = l
| w/l = w
| date = November 22
| time = no
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=San Francisco Dons|title=San Francisco}}
| rank = no
| tv = no
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=UC Davis Aggies|title=UC Davis}}
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| site_cityst = Riverside, CA
| site_cityst = Riverside, CA
| attend = ''
| score = 21–7
| attend = 2,200–3,600
| score = 34–35
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Redlands Nips Poets, 14-13 to Share Title|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 22, 1970|page=D12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8732597/redlands_nips_poets/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=February 3, 2017}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/629/stats/13329 |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=May 28, 2022 }}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule End
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|poll=no
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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=477&year=1970|title=1970 - California-Riverside|access-date = March 17, 2017}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=477&year=1970|title=1970 - California-Riverside|access-date=March 17, 2017|archive-date=September 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910150429/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=477&year=1970|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Team players in the NFL==
No UC Riverside players were selected in the [[1971 NFL Draft]]. <ref name="Draft">{{cite web|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1971.htm|title=1971 NFL Draft|access-date = February 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/californiariverside/|title=California-Riverside Players/Alumni|access-date = March 17, 2017}}</ref>


==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:15, 17 August 2023

1970 UC Riverside Highlanders football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record4–6 (0–2 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumHighlander Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 Cal Poly $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Valley State 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
UC Riverside 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1970 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Gary Knecht, UC Riverside compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of record of 0–2 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the CCAA. The team was outscored by its opponents 306 to 192 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Sonoma State*
W 14–71,500[1]
September 26at Nevada*
L 26–454,000[2]
October 3at Cal State Hayward*
L 12–624,000[3]
October 10UNLV*
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 21–192,500[4]
October 17at Redlands*
L 20–48
October 24at Cal Poly Pomona
L 34–362,000[5][6]
October 31at United States International*
L 16–304,000[7]
November 7Cal State Fullerton
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
L 6–383,000–3,500[8][9]
November 14Occidental*
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 22–141,200[10]
November 21San Francisco*
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 21–72,200–3,600[11][12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "UOP Stops Burns, Edges 49ers, 9-6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 20, 1970. p. D-13. Retrieved February 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Cal Poly (SLO) Defeats Valley St., 46-21; Whittier Wins". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 25, 1970. p. D-8. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "Cal St. (LB) Crushes Cal Poly (SLO), 49-20". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1970. p. D-9. Retrieved March 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ Al Carr (November 8, 1970). "Titans Achieve Highest Point Total, Beat UCR". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-18. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  10. ^ "Cal Lutheran's Robinson Kicks Four Goals, Sets NAIA Record". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 15, 1970. p. D-17. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^ "Redlands Nips Poets, 14-13 to Share Title". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 22, 1970. p. D12. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  12. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  13. ^ "1970 - California-Riverside". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
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