1963 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

The 1963 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Jim Whitley in his fifth and final season as head coach, UC Riverside compiled a record of 1–7–1. The team was outscored by its opponents 224 to 48 for the season and was shut out in six of its nine games. The Highlanders played home games at UCR Athletic Field in Riverside, California.

1963 UC Riverside Highlanders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7–1
Head coach
Home stadiumUCR Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Carolina     9 1 0
Abilene Christian     8 1 0
Northeastern     8 1 0
Mississippi Vocational     6 3 0
Santa Clara     6 3 0
St. Norbert     6 3 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff     5 3 1
Howard (AL)     5 3 1
Cortland     4 3 0
Lamar Tech     5 4 0
Parsons     5 4 0
Drake     4 4 0
Hawaii     5 5 0
Northern Michigan     4 4 1
Southern Connecticut State     4 4 0
Wabash     4 4 1
Tampa     4 5 1
Southern Illinois     4 5 0
UC Riverside     4 5 0
UC Santa Barbara     4 5 0
Chattanooga     4 6 0
Lake Forest     2 4 1
Hardin–Simmons     2 6 1
Arkansas State     2 6 0
Eastern Michigan     2 6 0
Rose Poly     2 6 0
Union (NY)     2 6 0
Cal Poly Pomona     2 7 0
Trinity (TX)     1 6 1
Carnegie Tech     1 6 0
Arlington State     1 8 0

Whitley finished his tenure at UC Riverside with an overall record of 17–21–2, for a .450 winning percentage.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Valley StateL 0–14
September 28Cal Lutheran
W 22–15
October 5at UC Santa Barbara
L 0–423,000[1]
October 11at CaltechL 0–14
October 19Santa Clara
  • UCR Athletic Field
  • Riverside, CA
L 0–393,000[2]
October 26at Claremont-Mudd
L 0–39
November 2Pomona
  • UCR Athletic Field
  • Riverside, CA
T 14–14
November 9at La VerneL 12–15
November 16Redlands
  • UCR Athletic Field
  • Riverside, CA
L 0–32

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References

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  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "1963 - California-Riverside". Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  4. ^ "Southland College Log". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 18, 1963. p. III-7. Retrieved October 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.