1961 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

The 1961 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented UC Riverside during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. The Highlanders competed as an independent in 1961.

1961 UC Riverside Highlanders football
Conference	Independent
1961 record	1–7
Head coach	Jim Whitley (3rd season)
Home stadium	UCR Athletic Field

1961 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Baldwin–Wallace			–					9	–	0	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	1	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					8	–	2	–	0
La Verne			–					7	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					6	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					6	–	3	–	0
Drake			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					5	–	4	–	0
Northeastern			–					4	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					3	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	5	–	0
Abilene Christian			–					4	–	6	–	0
Chattanooga			–					4	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0
UC Riverside			–					1	–	7	–	0
Pepperdine			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rose Poly			–					0	–	8	–	0
Washington University			–					0	–	9	–	0

UC Riverside was led by third-year head coach Jim Whitley. They played home games at UCR Athletic Field in Riverside, California. The Highlanders finished the season with a record of one win and seven losses (1–7). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 101–159 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 23	Azusa[note 1]	UCR Athletic Field Riverside, CA	L 6–22
October 7	at UC Davis[note 2]	Aggie Field Davis, CA	L 12–40
October 14	at La Verne	Bonita High School ? La Verne, CA	L 6–8
October 21	at Claremont-Mudd[note 3]	Fritz B. Burns Stadium Claremont, CA	L 14–21
October 28	Pomona-Claremont[note 4]	UCR Athletic Field Riverside, CA	L 8–32
November 4	at Caltech	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	W 43–8
November 11	El Toro Marines[note 5]	UCR Athletic Field Riverside, CA	L 12–18
November 18	Cal Western[note 6]	UCR Athletic Field Riverside, CA	L 0–10

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Team players in the NFL

No UC Riverside players were selected in the 1962 NFL Draft. [3][4][5]

Notes

1. Azusa College existed from 1956 to 1964. It merged with Los Angeles Pacific College in 1965 to become Azusa Pacific University. Azusa Pacific's official football records do not include the history from either of the predecessor schools.
2. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
3. The athletic teams for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps did not include Scripps College prior to 1980.
4. 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.
5. Marine Corps Air Station El Toro was a U.S. Marine air station located in Orange County, California from 1943 to 1999.
6. Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology. USIU had been known as California Western University (Cal Western) from 1952 to 1967.

References

1. "1961 - California-Riverside". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
2. "Southland Colleges". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 27, 1961. p. IV-8. Retrieved October 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1962 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
4. "California-Riverside Players/Alumni". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
5. "Draft History: California-Riverside". Retrieved March 18, 2017.