1970 UC Riverside Highlanders football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1970
| team = UC Riverside Highlanders
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = California Collegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = CCAA
| record = 4–6
| conf_record = 0–2
| head_coach = Gary Knecht
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Highlander Stadium
}}
{{1970 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1970 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Gary Knecht, UC Riverside compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of record of 0–2 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the CCAA. The team was outscored by its opponents 306 to 192 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Sonoma State
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| site_cityst = Riverside, CA
| score = 14–7
| attend = 1,500
| source = {{cite news|title=UOP Stops Burns, Edges 49ers, 9-6|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 20, 1970|page=D-13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9100487/uop_stops_burns_edges_49ers/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 22, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Nevada
| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| score = 26–45
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/466/stats/13329 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 23, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Cal State Hayward
| site_stadium = Pioneer Stadium
| site_cityst = Hayward, CA
| score = 12–62
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/98/stats/13329 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 16, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = UNLV
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| site_cityst = Riverside, CA
| score = 21–19
| attend = 2,500
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/465/stats/13329 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 22, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=Redlands Bulldogs|title=Redlands}}
| site_stadium = Redlands Stadium
| site_cityst = Redlands, CA
| score = 20–48
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Cal Poly Pomona
| site_stadium = Kellogg Field
| site_cityst = Pomona, CA
| score = 34–36
| attend = 2,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Cal Poly (SLO) Defeats Valley St., 46-21; Whittier Wins|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 25, 1970|page=D-8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9054104/cal_poly_slo_defeats_valley_st_whittier/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 19, 2017}}{{Open access}}{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/91/stats/13329 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 25, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=United States International Westerners|title=United States International}}
| site_stadium = Balboa Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| score = 16–30
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Cal St. (LB) Crushes Cal Poly (SLO), 49-20|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 1, 1970|page=D-9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9629490/cal_st_lb_crushes_cal_poly_slo/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 17, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| opponent = Cal State Fullerton
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| site_cityst = Riverside, CA
| score = 6–38
| attend = 3,000–3,500
| source = {{cite news|title=Titans Achieve Highest Point Total, Beat UCR|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|author=Al Carr|date=November 8, 1970|page=D-18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8837383/titans_achieve_highest_point_total_beat/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 8, 2017}}{{Open access}}{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/97/stats/13329 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 25, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=Occidental Tigers|title=Occidental}}
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| site_cityst = Riverside, CA
| score = 22–14
| attend = 1,200
| source = {{cite news|title=Cal Lutheran's Robinson Kicks Four Goals, Sets NAIA Record|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 15, 1970|page=D-17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9158926/cal_lutherans_robinson_kicks_four_goals/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 19, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=San Francisco Dons|title=San Francisco}}
| site_stadium = Highlander Stadium
| site_cityst = Riverside, CA
| score = 21–7
| attend = 2,200–3,600
| source = {{cite news|title=Redlands Nips Poets, 14-13 to Share Title|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 22, 1970|page=D12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8732597/redlands_nips_poets/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 3, 2017}}{{Open access}}{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/629/stats/13329 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 28, 2022 }}
}}
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References
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