1971 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

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1971 UC Riverside Highlanders football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1971 record2–7–1 (0–2 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumHighlander Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal Poly $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Valley State 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
UC Riverside 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1971 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented UC Riverside during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season.

UC Riverside competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by second-year head coach Gary Knecht. They played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California. The Highlanders finished the season with a record of two wins, seven losses and one tie (2–7–1, 0–2 CCAA). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 120–256 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 18at San Diego*
W 29–18
September 25at Simon Fraser (BC)*
L 9–46
October 2at UC Davis[note 1]*
L 7–41
October 9Nevada*
L 16–23
October 16Redlands*
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
L 0–8300[1]
October 23Cal Poly Pomona[note 2]
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
L 0–351,500[2]
October 30Whittier*
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
T 22–221,000[3]
November 6at Cal State Fullerton
L 17–283,925[4]
November 13at Occidental*
W 20–14
November 20US International[note 3]*
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
L 0–211,200[5]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

No UC Riverside players were selected in the 1972 NFL Draft.[7][8][9]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology.

References[]

  1. ^ "Metcalf Leads 49ers Past Diablos, 36-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 17, 1971. p. D-16. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "Long Beach St. Beats Santa Barbara, 31-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 24, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved February 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "San Diego St. Suffers 17-10 Loss to Fresno". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 31, 1971. p. D-16. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. ^ Earl Gustkey (November 7, 1971). "Long Kick Returns Pace Cal State, 28-17". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-13. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. ^ "Cal Lutheran Wins, Awaits NAIA Bid". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 21, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. ^ "1971 - California-Riverside". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  7. ^ "1972 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  8. ^ "California-Riverside Players/Alumni". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  9. ^ "Draft History: California-Riverside". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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