1966 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

The 1966 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Pete Kettela, UC Riverside compiled a record of 4–5. The team outscored its opponents 235 to 182 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California.

1966 UC Riverside Highlanders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumHighlander Stadium
1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Parsons   –  9 –2 –0
Drake   –  8 –2 –0
Northern Illinois   –  8 –2 –0
Indiana (PA)   –  7 –2 –0
Santa Clara   –  7 –2 –0
Cortland   –  6 –2 –0
Northeastern   –  6 –2 –0
Akron   –  6 –3 –0
Northern Michigan   –  6 –3 –1
Samford   –  6 –3 –1
Carnegie Tech   –  5 –3 –0
Eastern Michigan   –  5 –3 –1
Northern Arizona   –  6 –4 –0
UC Santa Barbara   –  6 –4 –0
Wheaton (IL)   –  5 –4 –0
Boston University   –  5 –5 –0
Cal Poly Pomona   –  5 –5 –0
Chattanooga   –  5 –5 –0
Colorado College   –  4 –4 –0
Wabash   –  4 –4 –1
Milwaukee   –  4 –5 –1
Southern Illinois   –  4 –5 –1
UC Riverside   –  4 –5 –0
Tampa   –  4 –5 –0
Rose Poly   –  3 –4 –1
Hawaii   –  4 –6 –0
Portland State   –  4 –6 –0
Mississippi Valley State   –  3 –6 –0
Lake Forest   –  2 –5 –0
Wayne State (MI)   –  2 –6 –0

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at UC Davis
L 7–273,000[1]
October 1La Verne
W 48–6
October 8at San Francisco
L 23–421,500[2]
October 15at Redlands
L 0–27
October 22Claremont-Mudd
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 36–7
October 29Pomona
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
L 15–31
November 4Caltech
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 43–0
November 12Azusa Pacific
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 41–6
November 19at Cal Lutheran
L 22–36

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Notes
  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
  1. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  3. "1966 - California-Riverside". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
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