1955 UC Riverside Highlanders football team
The 1955 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1955 college football season. This was the school's first season of intercollegiate football. Led by Rod Franz in his first and season as head coach, UC Riverside compiled a record of 1–3–1. The team was outscored by its opponents 127 to 68 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at Wheelock Field in Riverside, California.
| 1955 UC Riverside Highlanders football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 1–3–1 |
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| Home stadium | Wheelock Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly San Dimas | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 8 | La Verne |
| L 0–40 | [1] |
| October 15 | Redlands freshmen | ? | L 0–40 | [2] |
| October 22 | California Baptist | Riverside, CA | W 36–7 | [3] |
| October 29 | at Pomona-Claremont freshmen |
| T 19–19 | [4] |
| November 5 | Cal Poly San Dimas |
| L 13–21 |
References
- "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 9, 1955. p. 43. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 16, 1955. p. 45. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UCR Posts First Grid Win, 36-7". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 23, 1955. p. 47. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 30, 1955. p. 25. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1955 - California-Riverside". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
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