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1966 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

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1966 UC Riverside Highlanders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumHighlander Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Norbert     7 1 1
Parsons     9 2 0
Drake     8 2 0
Northern Illinois     8 2 0
Indiana (PA)     7 2 0
Santa Clara     7 2 0
Cortland     6 2 0
Northeastern     6 2 0
Akron     6 3 0
Northern Michigan     6 3 1
Samford     6 3 1
Carnegie Tech     5 3 0
Eastern Michigan     5 3 1
Ashland     5 3 2
Northern Arizona     6 4 0
UC Santa Barbara     6 4 0
Boston University     5 5 0
Cal Poly Pomona     5 5 0
Chattanooga     5 5 0
Colorado College     4 4 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
Mississippi Valley State     3 6 0
Lake Forest     2 5 0
Wayne State (MI)     2 6 0

The 1966 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Pete Kettela, UC Riverside compiled a record of 4–5. The team outscored its opponents 235 to 182 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at UC DavisL 7–273,000[1]
October 1La Verne
W 48–6
October 8at San FranciscoL 23–421,500[2]
October 15at Redlands
L 0–27
October 22Claremont-Mudd
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 36–7
October 29Pomona
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
L 15–31
November 4Caltech
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 43–0
November 12Azusa Pacific
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 41–6
November 19at Cal Lutheran
L 22–36

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Notes

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  1. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season

References

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  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "1966 - California-Riverside". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2017.