1969 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

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1969 UC Riverside Highlanders football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record3–6 (0–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumHighlander Stadium
Seasons
←  1968
1970  →
1969 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cal Poly $ 2 –0 –06 –4 –0
Valley State 1 –1 –04 –5 –0
Cal Poly Pomona 1 –2 –02 –8 –0
UC Riverside 0 –1 –03 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1969 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Pete Kettela in his fifth and final season as head coach, UC Riverside compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of record of 0–1 in conference play, placing last out of four teams in the CCAA. The team was outscored by its opponents 203 to 163 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California.

CCAA football changed significantly in 1969. Three teams—Fresno State, Long Beach State, and Cal State Los Angeles—left the conference and moved up to NCAA University Division competition, joining in the newly-formed Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They were replaced by Cal Poly Pomona and UC Riverside.

Kettela finished his tenure at UC Riverside with an overall record of 24–20–2, for a .543 winning percentage.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 La Verne *
L 17–21
September 27at San Francisco *
L 6–22
October 4at Occidental *
W 20–17
October 18at Redlands *
L 22–254,000 [1]
October 25at Cal Poly Pomona
  • Kellogg Field
  • Pomona, CA
L 6–73,000 [2]
November 1at UNLV *
L 6–366,700 [3]
November 8at Saint Mary's * Moraga, CA W 23–132,000 [4]
November 15 United States International *
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 29–282,500 [5]
November 22 UC Davis *
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
L 34–351,200 [6]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  4. ↑ "Cal Western Blasts Cal Lutheran, 49-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 9, 1969. p. D-18. Retrieved February 19, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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  6. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 11, 2022.
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