1971 UC Riverside Highlanders football team
The 1971 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented UC Riverside during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season.
| 1971 UC Riverside Highlanders football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| 1971 record | 2–7–1 (0–2 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Highlander Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UC Riverside competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by second-year head coach Gary Knecht. They played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California. The Highlanders finished the season with a record of two wins, seven losses and one tie (2–7–1, 0–2 CCAA). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 120–256 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 18 | at San Diego* | W 29–18 | ||
| September 25 | at Simon Fraser (BC)* | L 9–46 | ||
| October 2 | at UC Davis[note 1]* | L 7–41 | ||
| October 9 | Nevada* |
| L 16–23 | |
| October 16 | Redlands* |
| L 0–8 | 300[1] |
| October 23 | Cal Poly Pomona[note 2] |
| L 0–35 | 1,500[2] |
| October 30 | Whittier* |
| T 22–22 | 1,000[3] |
| November 6 | at Cal State Fullerton | L 17–28 | 3,925[4] | |
| November 13 | at Occidental* |
| W 20–14 | |
| November 20 | US International[note 3]* |
| L 0–21 | 1,200[5] |
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Team players in the NFL
No UC Riverside players were selected in the 1972 NFL Draft.[7][8][9]
Notes
- The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
- 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).
- Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology.
References
- "Metcalf Leads 49ers Past Diablos, 36-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 17, 1971. p. D-16. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Long Beach St. Beats Santa Barbara, 31-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 24, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved February 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "San Diego St. Suffers 17-10 Loss to Fresno". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 31, 1971. p. D-16. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- Earl Gustkey (November 7, 1971). "Long Kick Returns Pace Cal State, 28-17". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-13. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cal Lutheran Wins, Awaits NAIA Bid". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 21, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1971 - California-Riverside". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- "1972 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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