1956 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

1956 UC Riverside Highlanders football
Conference	Independent
1956 record	1–6
Head coach	Carl Selin (1st season)
Home stadium	UCR Athletic Field
Seasons ←  1955 1957  →

1956 NCAA College Division independents football records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Northern Michigan			–					7	–	0	–	1
Carthage			–					8	–	2	–	0
Tampa			–					7	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly San Dimas			–					6	–	2	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					7	–	2	–	1
Wabash			–					6	–	2	–	1
Hawaii			–					7	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					7	–	3	–	0
Xavier			–					7	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	2	–	1
Louisville			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pepperdine			–					6	–	3	–	0
Washington University			–					6	–	3	–	0
La Verne			–					6	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					5	–	3	–	0
Drexel			–					5	–	3	–	0
Long Beach State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Delaware			–					5	–	3	–	1
Memphis State			–					5	–	4	–	1
Chattanooga			–					5	–	4	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					4	–	5	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					3	–	4	–	1
Rose Poly			–					3	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	5	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	5	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					2	–	5	–	2
Sewanee			–					1	–	6	–	1
UC Riverside			–					1	–	6	–	0

The 1956 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented UC Riverside during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. The Highlanders competed as an independent in 1956.

UC Riverside was led by first-year head coach Carl Selin. They played home games at UCR Athletic Field in Riverside, California. The Highlanders finished the season with a record of one win and six losses (1–6). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 44–251 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 29	at Arizona State, Flagstaff [note 1]	Skidmore Field Flagstaff, AZ	L 0–60
October 6	Cal Poly JV [note 2]	UCR Athletic Field Riverside, CA	L 0–32
October 13	Whittier	?	L 0–59
October 27	at La Verne	Bonita High School  ? La Verne, CA	L 6–42
November 3	California Baptist	Riverside, CA	W 38–7
November 10	Long Beach State JV [note 3]	?	L 0–20
November 16	Cal Poly San Dimas [note 4]	Pomona, CA	L 0–31

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Team players in the NFL

No UC Riverside players were selected in the 1957 NFL Draft. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Notes

1. Northern Arizona University was known as Arizona State College at Flagstaff from 1945 to 1957.
2. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
3. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
4. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was located in San Dimas, California and known as Cal Poly Voorhis Unit from 1938 to 1956. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (San Dimas).

References

1. "1956 - California-Riverside". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
2. "1957 NFL Draft" . Retrieved February 23, 2017.
3. "California-Riverside Players/Alumni" . Retrieved March 17, 2017.
4. "Draft History: California-Riverside" . Retrieved March 18, 2017.