1970 UC Riverside Highlanders football team
| 1970 UC Riverside Highlanders football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 4–6 (0–2 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Highlander Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented UC Riverside during the 1970 College Division football season.
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
September 19Sonoma State*
- Highlander Stadium
- Riverside, CA
W 14–71,500[1] September 26at Nevada*
L 26–45 October 3at Cal State Hayward[note 1]*
L 12–62 October 10UNLV*
- Highlander Stadium
- Riverside, CA
W 21–19 October 17at Redlands*
- Redlands Stadium
- Redlands, CA
L 20–48 October 24at Cal Poly Pomona[note 2]
- Kellogg Field
- Pomona, CA
L 34–36[2] October 31at US International[note 3]*
L 16–304,000[3] November 7Cal State Fullerton
- Highlander Stadium
- Riverside, CA
L 6–383,500[4] November 14Occidental*
- Highlander Stadium
- Riverside, CA
W 22–141,200[5] November 21San Francisco*
- Highlander Stadium
- Riverside, CA
W 21–72,200[6]
Team players in the NFL
No UC Riverside players were selected in the 1971 NFL Draft. [8][9][10]
Notes
- ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963–1971. See: Cal State Hayward
- ^ 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: Cal Poly Pomona
- ^ Alliant International University was known as United States International University from 1968–2001. See: USIU
References
- ^ "UOP Stops Burns, Edges 49ers, 9-6". The Los Angeles Times. September 20, 1970. p. D-13. Retrieved February 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cal Poly (SLO) Defeats Valley St., 46-21; Whittier Wins". The Los Angeles Times. October 25, 1970. p. D-8. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cal St. (LB) Crushes Cal Poly (SLO), 49-20". The Los Angeles Times. November 1, 1970. p. D-9. Retrieved March 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Al Carr (November 8, 1970). "Titans Achieve Highest Point Total, Beat UCR". The Los Angeles Times. p. D-18. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cal Lutheran's Robinson Kicks Four Goals, Sets NAIA Record". The Los Angeles Times. November 15, 1970. p. D-17. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Redlands Nips Poets, 14-13 to Share Title". The Los Angeles Times. November 22, 1970. p. D12. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1970 - California-Riverside". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ "1971 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ "California-Riverside Players/Alumni". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: California-Riverside". Retrieved March 18, 2017.