1955 UC Riverside Highlanders football team
The 1955 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented UC Riverside during the 1955 college football season. The Highlanders competed as an independent in 1955, which was their first season of intercollegiate football.
| 1955 UC Riverside Highlanders football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1955 record | 1–3–1 |
| Head coach | Rod Franz (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Wheelock Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly San Dimas | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Riverside was led by head coach Rod Franz, in his first and only year at the helm. They played home games at Wheelock Field in Riverside, California. The Highlanders finished the season with a record of one win, three losses and one tie (1–3–1). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 68–127 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 8 | La Verne |
| L 0–40[1] |
| October 15 | Redlands Freshmen | ? | L 0–40[2] |
| October 22 | California Baptist | Riverside, CA | W 36–7[3] |
| October 29 | at Pomona-Claremont[note 1] |
| T 19–19[4] |
| November 5 | Cal Poly San Dimas[note 2] |
| L 13–21 |
Team players in the NFL
No UC Riverside players were selected in the 1956 NFL Draft. [6][7][8]
Notes
- What is now known as the Pomona-Pitzer football team was known as Pomona-Claremont from 1950 to 1961. Pitzer College did not exist until 1963.
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was located in San Dimas, California and known as Cal Poly Voorhis Unit from 1938 to 1956. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (San Dimas).
References
- "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 9, 1955. p. 43. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 16, 1955. p. 45. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UCR Posts First Grid Win, 36-7". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 23, 1955. p. 47. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 30, 1955. p. 25. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1955 - California-Riverside". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- "1956 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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