1959 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

The 1959 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1959 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Whitley, UC Riverside compiled a record of 5–2. The team outscored its opponents 125 to 75 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at UCR Athletic Field in Riverside, California.

1959 UC Riverside Highlanders football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–2
Head coach	Jim Whitley (1st season)
Home stadium	UCR Athletic Field
Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hofstra			–					9	–	0	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					9	–	1	–	0
Buffalo			–					8	–	1	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	1	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					7	–	1	–	1
North Park			–					6	–	1	–	1
Santa Clara			–					4	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Southern Connecticut State ^			–					8	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					6	–	2	–	0
UC Riverside			–					5	–	2	–	0
Montana State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carthage			–					5	–	3	–	1
Louisville			–					6	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					6	–	4	–	0
Arlington State			–					4	–	3	–	0
Sewanee			–					4	–	3	–	1
Abilene Christian			–					5	–	5	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					4	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee			–					3	–	4	–	1
Xavier			–					4	–	6	–	0
Wabash			–					3	–	5	–	1
Rose Poly			–					2	–	4	–	1
Arkansas State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Hawaii			–					3	–	6	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					3	–	6	–	0
Pepperdine			–					2	–	5	–	1
Chattanooga			–					3	–	7	–	0
Tampa			–					3	–	7	–	0
Drake			–					2	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					1	–	6	–	1
Washington University			–					1	–	7	–	0
St. Norbert			–					0	–	6	–	1
^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 26	Azusa[note 1]	UCR Athletic Field Riverside, CA	W 18–8
October 3	at Caltech	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	W 19–0
October 10	Cal Western	UCR Athletic Field Riverside, CA	W 33–0
October 17	UC Santa Barbara JV	UCR Athletic Field Riverside, CA	L 8–19
October 24	at Claremont-Mudd	Fritz B. Burns Stadium Claremont, CA	W 14–8
October 31	La Verne	UCR Athletic Field Riverside, CA	W 6–0
November 7	New Mexico Western	UCR Athletic Field Riverside, CA	L 27–40
Homecoming

^{[1][note 2]}

Notes

1. 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.
2. cfbdatawarehouse.com incorrectly lists an additional 1959 game, against Antelope Valley College. This was played by Riverside Junior College, not UC Riverside, and is therefore not included here.

References

1. "1959 - California-Riverside". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2017.