1959 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

The 1959 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1959 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Whitley, UC Riverside compiled a record of 5–2. The team outscored its opponents 125 to 75 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at UCR Athletic Field in Riverside, California.

1959 UC Riverside Highlanders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2
Head coach
Home stadiumUCR Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hofstra     9 0 0
Howard (AL)     9 1 0
Buffalo     8 1 0
Carnegie Tech     7 1 0
Cal Poly Pomona     7 1 1
North Park     6 1 1
Santa Clara     4 1 0
No. 8 Southern Connecticut State ^     8 2 0
Northern Michigan     6 2 0
UC Riverside     5 2 0
Montana State     6 3 0
Carthage     5 3 1
Louisville     6 4 0
Memphis State     6 4 0
Mississippi Southern     6 4 0
Arlington State     4 3 0
Sewanee     4 3 1
Abilene Christian     5 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace     4 4 0
Washington and Lee     3 4 1
Xavier     4 6 0
Wabash     3 5 1
Rose Poly     2 4 1
Arkansas State     3 6 0
Hawaii     3 6 0
Trinity (TX)     3 6 0
Pepperdine     2 5 1
Chattanooga     3 7 0
Tampa     3 7 0
Drake     2 7 0
Northeastern     1 6 1
Washington University     1 7 0
St. Norbert     0 6 1
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26Azusa[note 1]
W 18–8
October 3at CaltechW 19–0
October 10Cal Western 
  • UCR Athletic Field
  • Riverside, CA
W 33–0
October 17UC Santa Barbara JV
  • UCR Athletic Field
  • Riverside, CA
L 8–19
October 24at Claremont-Mudd
W 14–8
October 31La Verne
  • UCR Athletic Field
  • Riverside, CA
W 6–0
November 7New Mexico Western
  • UCR Athletic Field
  • Riverside, CA
L 27–40
  •  Homecoming

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Notes

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  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. ^ cfbdatawarehouse.com incorrectly lists an additional 1959 game, against Antelope Valley College. This was played by Riverside Junior College, not UC Riverside, and is therefore not included here.

References

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  1. ^ "1959 - California-Riverside". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2017.