1960 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

The 1960 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented UC Riverside during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season. The Highlanders competed as an independent in 1960.

1960 UC Riverside Highlanders football
Conference	Independent
1960 record	7–0–1
Head coach	Jim Whitley (2nd season)
Home stadium	UCR Athletic Field

1960 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
UC Riverside			–					7	–	0	–	1
Arlington State			–					9	–	2	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					8	–	1	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					8	–	1	–	1
Cal Poly Pomona			–					7	–	2	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					6	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					4	–	3	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					4	–	3	–	1
Sewanee			–					4	–	3	–	1
Carthage			–					5	–	4	–	0
Abilene Christian			–					5	–	5	–	0
Wheaton (IL)			–					4	–	4	–	1
Drake			–					4	–	5	–	0
La Verne			–					4	–	5	–	0
North Park			–					4	–	5	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	0
Northeastern			–					2	–	5	–	1
Union (NY)			–					2	–	5	–	1
Chattanooga			–					3	–	7	–	0
Hawaii			–					3	–	7	–	0
Tampa			–					2	–	7	–	1
Washington University			–					2	–	7	–	0
Rose Poly			–					1	–	5	–	1
Wabash			–					1	–	8	–	0
Pepperdine			–					1	–	9	–	0

UC Riverside was led by second-year head coach Jim Whitley. They played home games at UCR Athletic Field in Riverside, California. The Highlanders finished the season undefeated, with a record of seven wins, no losses and one tie (7–0–1). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 144–75 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24	Chino Institute for Men	Chino, CA	W 20–14
October 1	Caltech	UCR Athletic Field Riverside, CA	W 28–18
October 8	UC Davis[note 1]	UCR Athletic Field Riverside, CA	W 12–6
October 15	Naval Ordnance	UCR Athletic Field Riverside, CA	W 42–13
October 22	Claremont-Mudd[note 2]	UCR Athletic Field Riverside, CA	W 12–7
October 29	at Pomona-Claremont[note 3]	Claremont Alumni Field Claremont, CA	W 6–0
November 5	at Azusa[note 4]	Covina High School Covina, CA	T 8–8
November 12	at Cal Western[note 5]	Balboa Stadium ? San Diego, CA	W 16–9

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Team players in the NFL

No UC Riverside players were selected in the 1961 NFL Draft. [3][4][5]

Notes

1. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
2. The athletic teams for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps did not include Scripps College prior to 1980.
3. What is now known as the Pomona-Pitzer football team was known as Pomona-Claremont from 1950 to 1961. Pitzer College did not exist until 1963.
4. Azusa College existed from 1956 to 1964. It merged with Los Angeles Pacific College in 1965 to become Azusa Pacific University. Azusa Pacific's official football records do not include the history from either of the predecessor schools.
5. Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology. USIU had been known as California Western University (Cal Western) from 1952 to 1967.

References

1. "1960 - California-Riverside". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
2. "Southland College Log". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 21, 1960. p. IV-9. Retrieved March 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1961 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
4. "California-Riverside Players/Alumni". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
5. "Draft History: California-Riverside". Retrieved March 18, 2017.