1965 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

1965 UC Riverside Highlanders football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2
Head coach	Pete Kettela (1st season)
Home stadium	Highlander Stadium

1965 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Springfield			–					9	–	0	–	0
Ithaca			–					8	–	0	–	0
Parsons			–					8	–	1	–	0
Santa Clara			–					8	–	1	–	0
UC Santa Barbara			–					8	–	2	–	0
Cortland			–					7	–	2	–	0
Wabash			–					7	–	2	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	2	–	0
UC Riverside			–					6	–	2	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	2	–	1
Northern Michigan			–					7	–	3	–	0
Mississippi Valley State			–					6	–	3	–	0
St. Norbert			–					6	–	3	–	0
Rose Poly			–					5	–	3	–	0
Drake			–					6	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	4	–	1
Arizona State–Flagstaff			–					5	–	4	–	1
Lake Forest			–					4	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					4	–	5	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					4	–	6	–	0
Portland State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Colorado College			–					3	–	5	–	0
Milwaukee			–					2	–	6	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					2	–	8	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					2	–	8	–	0
Hawaii			–					1	–	8	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0

The 1965 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Pete Kettela, UC Riverside compiled a record of 6–2. The team was outscored by its opponents 189 to 183 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	UC Davis	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	W 16–14	1,800	[1]
October 2	La Verne	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	L 16–45
October 16	Redlands	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	W 24–21
October 23	at Claremont-Mudd	Fritz B. Burns Stadium Claremont, CA	W 16–10
October 30	at Pomon	Claremont Alumni Field Claremont, CA	W 23–20
November 5	at Caltech	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	W 40–7
November 13	Azusa Pacific	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	W 34–20
November 20	Cal Lutheran	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	L 20–46

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References

1. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
2. "1965 - California-Riverside". Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
3. "Southland Colleges". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 22, 1965. p. III-8. Retrieved October 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.