1971 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

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1971 UC Riverside Highlanders football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record2–7–1 (0–2 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumHighlander Stadium
Seasons
  1970
1972  
1971 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cal Poly $ 3 0 06 5 0
Cal State Fullerton 3 1 07 4 0
Valley State 1 2 04 7 0
Cal Poly Pomona 1 3 06 5 0
UC Riverside 0 2 02 7 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1971 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Gary Knecht in his second and final season as head coach, UC Riverside compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 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 256 to 120 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California.

Knecht finished his tenure at UC Riverside with an overall record of 6–13–1, for a .325 winning percentage.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at San Diego *W 29–18
September 25at Simon Fraser *L 9–46
October 2at UC Davis *L 7–416,500 [1]
October 9 Nevada *
L 16–233,000 [2]
October 16 Redlands *
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
L 0–8300 [3]
October 23 Cal Poly Pomona
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
L 0–351,500–3,000 [4] [5]
October 30 Whittier *
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
T 22–221,000 [6]
November 6at Cal State Fullerton L 17–283,925 [7]
November 13at Occidental *
W 20–141,000 [8]
November 20 United States International *
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
L 0–211,200 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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