1962 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

The 1962 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Whitley, UC Riverside compiled a record of 3–5. The team was outscored by its opponents 187 to 120 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at UCR Athletic Field in Riverside, California.

1962 UC Riverside Highlanders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
Home stadiumUCR Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal Poly Pomona     9 1 0
Southern Miss     9 1 0
Drake     8 2 0
Howard (AL)     7 2 0
Southern Connecticut State     7 2 0
St. Norbert     7 2 0
Hawaii     6 2 0
Montana State     7 3 0
Arkansas State     6 3 0
Northern Michigan     6 3 0
Northeastern     5 3 0
Wabash     5 3 1
Abilene Christian     6 4 0
East Carolina     5 4 0
Weber State     5 4 0
Chattanooga     5 5 0
Arlington State     4 6 0
Southern Illinois     4 6 0
Findlay     4 5 0
Tampa     3 4 2
UC Riverside     3 5 0
Eastern Michigan     2 5 0
Mississippi Vocational     2 5 0
Santa Clara     2 6 0
Carnegie Tech     1 7 0
Rose Poly     1 7 0
Union (NY)     1 7 0
Trinity (TX)     1 8 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Valley State
L 6–7
September 29at Redlands
L 12–22
October 6Caltech
  • UCR Athletic Field
  • Riverside, CA
W 20–8
October 13La Verne
  • UCR Athletic Field
  • Riverside, CA
W 18–7
October 20Claremont-Mudd
  • UCR Athletic Field
  • Riverside, CA
W 34–13
October 27at Pomona
L 6–45
November 2at Santa ClaraL 12–434,000[1]
November 10at Cal WesternL 12–42

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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 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "1962 - California-Riverside". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "Southland Colleges". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 26, 1962. p. III-8. Retrieved October 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.