1958 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

The 1958 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1958 college football season. Led by Carl Selin in his third and final season as head coach, UC Riverside compiled a record of 2–3–2. The team was outscored by its opponents 112 to 92 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at UCR Athletic Field in Riverside, California.

1958 UC Riverside Highlanders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–3–2
Head coach
Home stadiumUCR Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Mississippi Southern     9 0 0
Rochester     8 0 0
Rose Poly     8 0 0
Sewanee     8 0 0
No. 10 Buffalo     8 1 0
No. 6 Montana State     8 1 0
North Park     7 1 0
Carthage     7 2 0
Southern Connecticut State     7 2 0
Carnegie Tech     6 2 0
Northeastern     6 2 0
Cal Poly Pomona     7 3 0
Trinity (TX)     6 3 0
Hofstra     6 4 0
Tampa     6 4 0
Abilene Christian     5 5 0
No. 8 Chattanooga     5 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace     4 4 1
Louisville     4 4 0
Northern Michigan     5 5 0
Xavier     5 5 0
Washington University     4 4 0
Arkansas State     4 5 0
No. 18 Memphis State     4 5 0
UC Riverside     2 3 2
Hawaii     5 7 0
St. Norbert     3 6 0
Wabash     3 6 0
Howard (AL)     1 5 1
Pepperdine     1 7 0
Washington and Lee     1 7 0
Rankings from UPI small college poll

Selin finished his tenure at UC Riverside with an overall record of 4–13–3, for a .275 winning percentage.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27at Chino Institute for MenChino, CAL 14–22[1]
October 4Pomona freshmen
T 6–6[2]
October 11at Cal WesternW 29–18[3]
October 18Claremont-Mudd
  • UCR Athletic Field
  • Riverside, CA
L 0–22[4]
October 25Caltech
  • UCR Athletic Field
  • Riverside, CA
L 7–26[5]
November 8at Cal Aggies JVDavis, CAT 12–12[6]
November 15Long Beach State freshmen
  • UCR Athletic Field
  • Riverside, CA
W 24–6

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Notes

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  1. ^ cfbdatawarehouse.com incorrectly lists two additional 1958 games, against Antelope Valley College and Cerritos College. These were played by Riverside Junior College, not UC Riverside, and are therefore not included here.

References

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  1. ^ "UC Riverside Loses". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 28, 1958. p. 10, part III. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Pomona Frosh Tied". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 5, 1958. p. 5, part III. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Riverside Victor". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 12, 1958. p. 6, part III. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Claremont-Mudd in 22-0 Victory". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 19, 1958. p. 7, part III. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Caltech Wins, 26-7". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 26, 1958. p. 7, part III. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "UCR Gridders Take Week Off; Play At Call Aggies Next". The Daily Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 1, 1958. p. C8. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "1958 - California-Riverside". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2017.