1971 UC Riverside Highlanders football team
The 1971 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Gary Knecht in his second and final season as head coach, UC Riverside compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a mark of record of 0–2 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the CCAA. The team was outscored by its opponents 256 to 120 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California.
| 1971 UC Riverside Highlanders football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 2–7–1 (0–2 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Highlander Stadium |
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| Cal Poly $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Knecht finished his tenure at UC Riverside with an overall record of 6–13–1, for a .325 winning percentage.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at San Diego* | W 29–18 | |||
| September 25 | at Simon Fraser* | L 9–46 | |||
| October 2 | at UC Davis* | L 7–41 | 6,500 | [1] | |
| October 9 | Nevada* |
| L 16–23 | 3,000 | [2] |
| October 16 | Redlands* |
| L 0–8 | 300 | [3] |
| October 23 | Cal Poly Pomona |
| L 0–35 | 1,500–3,000 | [4][5] |
| October 30 | Whittier* |
| T 22–22 | 1,000 | [6] |
| November 6 | at Cal State Fullerton | L 17–28 | 3,925 | [7] | |
| November 13 | at Occidental* |
| W 20–14 | 1,000 | [8] |
| November 20 | United States International* |
| L 0–21 | 1,200 | [9] |
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References
- "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- "Metcalf Leads 49ers Past Diablos, 36-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 17, 1971. p. D-16. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Long Beach St. Beats Santa Barbara, 31-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 24, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved February 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- "San Diego St. Suffers 17-10 Loss to Fresno". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 31, 1971. p. D-16. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- Earl Gustkey (November 7, 1971). "Long Kick Returns Pace Cal State, 28-17". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-13. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- "Cal Lutheran Wins, Awaits NAIA Bid". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 21, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1971 - California-Riverside". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
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