1969 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

The 1969 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented UC Riverside during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season.

1969 UC Riverside Highlanders football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
1969 record	3–6 (0–1 CCAA)
Head coach	Pete Kettela (5th season)
Home stadium	Highlander Stadium

1969 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cal Poly $	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Valley State	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
UC Riverside	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

UC Riverside competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). For the 1969 season the CCAA changed significantly. Three schools left the conference and moved up to the University Division in the new Pacific Coast Athletic Association. Those schools were Fresno State, Cal State Long Beach, and Cal State Los Angeles. They were replaced in 1969 by Cal Poly (Pomona) and UC Riverside and in 1970 by Cal State Fullerton.

UC Riverside was led by fifth-year head coach Pete Kettela. They played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California. The Highlanders finished the season with a record of three wins and six losses (3–6, 0–1 CCAA). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 163–203 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	La Verne*	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	L 17–21
September 27	at San Francisco*	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 6–22
October 4	at Occidental*	D.W. Patterson Field Los Angeles, CA	W 20–17
October 18	at Redlands*	Redlands Stadium Redlands, CA	L 22–25	4,000[1]
October 25	at Cal Poly Pomona[note 1]	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	L 6–7	3,000[2]
November 1	at UNLV*	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	L 6–36	6,700[3]
November 8	at Saint Mary's*	Moraga, CA	W 23–13	2,000[4]
November 15	US International[note 2]*	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	W 29–28	2,500[5]
November 22	UC Davis[note 3]*	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	L 34–35
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No UC Riverside players were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft.[7][8][9]

Notes

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

References

1. "Endemano-Led Stags Score First Win Over Oxy, 31-21". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 19, 1969. p. D-18. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. John Wolf (October 26, 1969). "Not Loyola's Day: Loses First, 21-20". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-12. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. John Wolf (November 2, 1969). "Reserve QB Rallies Redlands to". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-14. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cal Western Blasts Cal Lutheran, 49-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 9, 1969. p. D-18. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. John Wolf (November 16, 1969). "Valley St. Toppled by Highlands, 23-19". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-16. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "1969 - California-Riverside". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
7. "1970 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
8. "California-Riverside Players/Alumni". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
9. "Draft History: California-Riverside". Retrieved March 18, 2017.