1970 UC Riverside Highlanders football team
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Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
1970 record | 4–6 (0–2 CCAA) |
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Home stadium | Highlander Stadium |
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No. 20 UPI 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 NCAA 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[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 19 | Sonoma State* |
| W 14–7 | 1,500[1] |
September 26 | at Nevada* | L 26–45 | ||
October 3 | at Cal State Hayward[note 1]* | L 12–62 | ||
October 10 | UNLV* |
| W 21–19 | |
October 17 | at Redlands* |
| L 20–48 | |
October 24 | at Cal Poly Pomona[note 2] |
| L 34–36 | [2] |
October 31 | at US International[note 3]* |
| L 16–30 | 4,000[3] |
November 7 | Cal State Fullerton |
| L 6–38 | 3,500[4] |
November 14 | Occidental* |
| W 22–14 | 1,200[5] |
November 21 | San Francisco* |
| W 21–7 | 2,200[6] |
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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 to 1971.
- ^ California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was officially known as California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis from 1966 to 1971. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
- ^ Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology.
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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