1966 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

1966 UC Riverside Highlanders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumHighlander Stadium
1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Norbert   –   7 – 1 – 1
Parsons   –   9 – 2 – 0
Drake   –   8 – 2 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   8 – 2 – 0
Indiana (PA)   –   7 – 2 – 0
Santa Clara   –   7 – 2 – 0
Cortland   –   6 – 2 – 0
Northeastern   –   6 – 2 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 3 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   6 – 3 – 1
Samford   –   6 – 3 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 3 – 0
Eastern Michigan   –   5 – 3 – 1
Ashland   –   5 – 3 – 2
Northern Arizona   –   6 – 4 – 0
UC Santa Barbara   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 5 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   5 – 5 – 0
Chattanooga   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colorado College   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wabash   –   4 – 4 – 1
Milwaukee   –   4 – 5 – 1
Southern Illinois   –   4 – 5 – 1
  –   4 – 5 – 0
Tampa   –   4 – 5 – 0
Rose Poly   –   3 – 4 – 1
Hawaii   –   4 – 6 – 0
Portland State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Mississippi Valley State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Lake Forest   –   2 – 5 – 0
Wayne State (MI)   –   2 – 6 – 0

The 1966 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 24at UC Davis
L 7–273,000
October 1La Verne
W 48–63,500
October 8at San Francisco
L 23–421,500
October 15at Redlands
L 0–273,000
October 22Claremont-Mudd
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 36–73,500
October 29Pomona
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
L 15–313,000
November 4Caltech
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 43–03,000
November 12Azusa Pacific
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 41–64,000
November 19at Cal Lutheran
L 22–361,500

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Notes

  1. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season

References

  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 UC Riverside)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
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