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1961 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

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1961 UC Riverside Highlanders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7
Head coach
Home stadiumUCR Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Arizona     8 1 1
Westminster (UT)     7 1 1
La Verne     7 2 0
Idaho State     5 2 1
San Francisco     4 2 0
Cal Poly Pomona     6 3 0
San Jose State     6 4 0
Eastern New Mexico     6 4 0
Los Angeles Pacific     5 3 0
Montana State     4 3 1
Pacific (CA)     5 4 0
Azusa     4 3 0
Oregon State     5 5 0
Santa Clara     3 3 0
Oregon     4 6 0
Claremont     3 6 0
Air Force     3 7 0
Washington State     3 7 0
Cal Western     3 7 0
Idaho     2 7 0
San Diego     2 8 0
Southern California College     1 5 0
UC Riverside     1 7 0
Pepperdine     1 9 0

The 1961 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1961 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Whitley, UC Riverside compiled a record of 1–7. The team was outscored by its opponents 159 to 101 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at UCR Athletic Field in Riverside, California.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23Azusa[note 1]
L 6–22
October 7at UC DavisL 12–40[1]
October 14at La VerneL 6–8[2]
October 21at Claremont-Mudd
L 14–21
October 28Pomona
  • UCR Athletic Field
  • Riverside, CA
L 8–32
November 4at CaltechW 43–8
November 11El Toro Marines[note 2]
  • UCR Athletic Field
  • Riverside, CA
L 12–18
November 18Cal Western
  • UCR Athletic Field
  • Riverside, CA
L 0–10

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Notes

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  1. ^ Azusa College existed from 1956 to 1964. It merged with Los Angeles Pacific College in 1965 to become Azusa Pacific University. Azusa Pacific's official football records do not include the history from either of the predecessor schools.
  2. ^ Marine Corps Air Station El Toro was a U.S. Marine air station located in Orange County, California from 1943 to 1999.

References

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  1. ^ Tom Horton (October 8, 1961). "Aggies Score Homecoming Victory 40-12: Riverside Completely Outgunned as Davis 11 Scores Second '61 Win". The Sacramento Union. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Leopards Edge Riverside". Progress-Bulletin. October 15, 1961. p. III-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1961 - California-Riverside". Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  4. ^ "Southland Colleges". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 27, 1961. p. IV-8. Retrieved October 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon