1966 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

The 1966 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented UC Riverside during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. The Highlanders competed as an independent in 1966.

1966 UC Riverside Highlanders football
Conference	Independent
1966 record	4–5
Head coach	Pete Kettela (2nd season)
Home stadium	Highlander Stadium

1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Parsons			–					9	–	2	–	0
Drake			–					8	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					8	–	2	–	0
Santa Clara			–					7	–	2	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	2	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	0
Eastern Michigan			–					5	–	3	–	1
UC Santa Barbara			–					6	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					5	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	5	–	0
Wabash			–					4	–	4	–	1
Milwaukee			–					4	–	5	–	1
Southern Illinois			–					4	–	5	–	1
UC Riverside			–					4	–	5	–	0
Tampa			–					4	–	5	–	0
Rose Poly			–					3	–	4	–	1
Hawaii			–					4	–	6	–	0
Portland State			–					4	–	6	–	0
La Verne			–					3	–	6	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					2	–	6	–	0

UC Riverside was led by second-year head coach Pete Kettela. They played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California. The Highlanders finished the season with a record of four wins and five losses (4–5). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 235–182 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24	at UC Davis[note 1]	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 7–27
October 1	La Verne	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	W 48–6
October 8	at San Francisco	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 23–42
October 15	at Redlands	Redlands Stadium[note 2] Redlands, CA	L 0–27
October 22	Claremont-Mudd[note 3]	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	W 36–7
October 29	Pomona-Pitzer	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	L 15–31
November 4	Caltech	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	W 43–0
November 12	Azusa Pacific	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	W 41–6
November 19	at California Lutheran	Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, CA	L 22–36

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Team players in the NFL

No UC Riverside players were selected in the 1967 NFL Draft. [2][3][4]

Notes

1. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
2. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season
3. The athletic teams for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps did not include Scripps College prior to 1980.

References

1. "1966 - California-Riverside". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
2. "1967 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
3. "California-Riverside Players/Alumni". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
4. "Draft History: California-Riverside". Retrieved March 18, 2017.