1955 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

1955 UC Riverside Highlanders football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–3–1
Head coach	Rod Franz (1st season)
Home stadium	Wheelock Field

1955 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 8	La Verne	Wheelock Field Riverside, CA	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	Claremont Alumni Field Claremont, CA	T 19–19	[4]
November 5	Cal Poly San Dimas	Wheelock Field Riverside, CA	L 13–21

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References

1. "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 9, 1955. p. 43. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 16, 1955. p. 45. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "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.
4. "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 30, 1955. p. 25. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "1955 - California-Riverside". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2017.