1963 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

The 1963 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented UC Riverside during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. The Highlanders competed as an independent in 1963.

1963 UC Riverside Highlanders football
Conference	Independent
1963 record	1–7–1
Head coach	Jim Whitley (5th season)
Home stadium	UCR Athletic Field

1963 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East Carolina			–					9	–	1	–	0
Abilene Christian			–					8	–	1	–	0
Northeastern			–					8	–	1	–	0
Santa Clara			–					6	–	3	–	0
Lamar Tech			–					5	–	4	–	0
Parsons			–					5	–	4	–	0
Drake			–					4	–	4	–	0
Hawaii			–					5	–	5	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					4	–	4	–	1
Wabash			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tampa			–					4	–	5	–	1
Southern Illinois			–					4	–	5	–	0
UC Riverside			–					4	–	5	–	0
UC Santa Barbara			–					4	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga			–					4	–	6	–	0
La Verne			–					3	–	5	–	0
Eastern Michigan			–					2	–	6	–	0
Rose Poly			–					2	–	6	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					2	–	7	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	6	–	0

UC Riverside was led by fifth-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, seven losses and one tie (1–7–1). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 48–214 for the season, which included being shut out in six of the nine games.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	at Valley State[note 1]	Monroe High Sepulveda, CA	L 0–14
September 28	California Lutheran	UCR Athletic Field Riverside, CA	W 22–15
October 5	at UC Santa Barbara	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 0–42
October 11	at Caltech	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	L 0–14
October 19	Santa Clara	UCR Athletic Field Riverside, CA	L 0–29
October 26	at Claremont-Mudd[note 2]	Fritz B. Burns Stadium Claremont, CA	L 0–39
November 2	Pomona-Pitzer	UCR Athletic Field Riverside, CA	T 14–14
November 9	at La Verne	Bonita High School ? La Verne, CA	L 12–15
November 16	Redlands	UCR Athletic Field Riverside, CA	L 0–32

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Team players in the NFL

No UC Riverside players were selected in the 1964 NFL Draft. [3][4][5]

Notes

1. California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
2. The athletic teams for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps did not include Scripps College prior to 1980.

References

1. "1963 - California-Riverside". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
2. "Southland College Log". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 18, 1963. p. III-7. Retrieved October 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1964 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
4. "California-Riverside Players/Alumni". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
5. "Draft History: California-Riverside". Retrieved March 18, 2017.