1955 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

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.

1955 UC Riverside Highlanders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumWheelock Field
Seasons
1956 →
1955 Western college football independents records
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8La Verne
L 0–40[1]
October 15Redlands freshmen?L 0–40[2]
October 22California BaptistRiverside, CAW 36–7[3]
October 29at Pomona-Claremont freshmen
T 19–19[4]
November 5Cal Poly San Dimas
  • Wheelock Field
  • Riverside, CA
L 13–21

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References

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  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.