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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
| sport = football
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1970
| year = 1970
| team = UC Riverside Highlanders
| team = UC Riverside Highlanders
| logo =
| sport = football
| logo_size = 175
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| image =
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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
| wins_vacated =
| wins_forfeited =
| ties_forfeited =
| conf_wins_vacated =
| conf_wins_forfeited =
| head_coach = [[Gary Knecht]]
| head_coach = [[Gary Knecht]]
| hc_year = 1st
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| 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]].

UC Riverside competed in the [[California Collegiate Athletic Association]] (CCAA). The team was led by first-year head coach [[Gary Knecht]]. They played home games at Highlander Stadium in [[Riverside, California]]. The Highlanders finished the season with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6, 0–2 CCAA). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 192–306 for the season.


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
{{CFB Schedule Start|time=no|rank=no|rankyear=no|tv=no|attend=yes}}

{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| w/l = w
| date = September 19
| date = September 19
| time = no
| w/l = w
| rank = no
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1970 Sonoma State Cossacks football team|Sonoma State]]
| tv = no
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=Sonoma State Seawolves|title=Sonoma State}}
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Riverside, CA]]
| site_cityst = [[Riverside, California|Riverside, CA]]
| score = 14–7
| attend = 1,500<ref>{{cite news|title=UOP Stops Burns, Edges 49ers, 9-6|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|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>
| score = 14–7
| 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>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| date = September 26
| time = no
| nonconf = y
| rank = no
| away = y
| opponent = [[1970 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|Nevada]]
| tv = no
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=Nevada Wolf Pack|title=Nevada}}
| away = yes
| site_stadium = [[Mackay Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Mackay Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Reno, NV]]
| site_cityst = [[Reno, Nevada|Reno, NV]]
| attend = ''
| score = 26–45
| score = 26–45
| attend = 4,000
| 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>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| date = October 3
| time = no
| nonconf = y
| rank = no
| away = y
| opponent = [[1970 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team|Cal State Hayward]]
| tv = no
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=Cal State Hayward Pioneers|title=Cal State Hayward}}<ref group=note> California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963–1971. See: [[California State University, East Bay|Cal State Hayward]]</ref>
| away = yes
| site_stadium = [[Pioneer Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Pioneer Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Hayward, California|Hayward, CA]]
| site_cityst = [[Hayward, California|Hayward, CA]]
| attend = ''
| score = 12–62
| score = 12–62
| attend = 4,000
| 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>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| date = October 10
| time = no
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1970 UNLV Rebels football team|UNLV]]
| rank = no
| tv = no
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=UNLV Rebels|title=UNLV}}
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| site_cityst = Riverside, CA
| site_cityst = Riverside, CA
| attend = ''
| score = 21–19
| score = 21–19
| 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>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| date = October 17
| time = no
| nonconf = y
| rank = no
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=Redlands Bulldogs|title=Redlands}}
| tv = no
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=Redlands Bulldogs|title=Redlands}}
| away = yes
| site_stadium = Redlands Stadium
| site_stadium = Redlands Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Redlands, California|Redlands, CA]]
| site_cityst = [[Redlands, California|Redlands, CA]]
| attend = ''
| score = 20–48
| score = 20–48
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| date = October 24
| 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 Pomona]]<ref group=note>Cal Poly Pomona was officially known as California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis from 1966–1971. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona). 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 = ''<ref>{{cite news|title=Cal Poly (SLO) Defeats Valley St., 46-21; Whittier Wins|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|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>
| score = 34–36
| 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>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| date = October 31
| time = no
| nonconf = y
| rank = no
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=United States International Westerners|title=United States International}}
| 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>
| away = yes
| site_stadium = [[Balboa Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Balboa Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[San Diego, California|San Diego, CA]]
| site_cityst = [[San Diego|San Diego, CA]]
| score = 16–30
| attend = 4,000<ref>{{cite news|title=Cal St. (LB) Crushes Cal Poly (SLO), 49-20|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|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>
| score = 16–30
| attend = 4,000
| 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>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| date = November 7
| opponent = [[1970 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team|Cal State Fullerton]]
| time = no
| rank = no
| tv = no
| opponent = [[1970 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team|Cal State Fullerton]]
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| site_cityst = Riverside, CA
| site_cityst = Riverside, CA
| score = 6–38
| attend = 3,500<ref>{{cite news|title=Titans Achieve Highest Point Total, Beat UCR|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|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>
| attend = 3,000–3,500
| score = 6–38
| 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>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| date = November 14
| 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=Occidental Tigers|title=Occidental}}
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| site_cityst = Riverside, CA
| site_cityst = Riverside, CA
| score = 22–14
| attend = 1,200<ref>{{cite news|title=Cal Lutheran's Robinson Kicks Four Goals, Sets NAIA Record|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|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>
| score = 22–14
| 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>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| date = November 21
| 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=San Francisco Dons|title=San Francisco}}
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| site_cityst = Riverside, CA
| site_cityst = Riverside, CA
| score = 21–7
| attend = 2,200<ref>{{cite news|title=Redlands Nips Poets, 14-13 to Share Title|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|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>
| attend = 2,200–3,600
| score = 21–7
| 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
|rank=no
|poll=no
|timezone=
|ncg=yes
|hc=no
}}
}}
<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><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=C&collegeName=California-Riverside&abbrFlag=0&type=school
|title=Draft History: California-Riverside|access-date = March 18, 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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