1972 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

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1972 UC Riverside Highlanders football
CCAA co-champion
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record9–1 (3–0 CCAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Tom Gadd (1st season)
Home stadiumHighlander Stadium
Seasons
←  1971
1973  →
1972 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 AP / No. 3 UPI Cal Poly + 3 –0 –08 –1 –1
UC Riverside + 3 –0 –09 –1 –0
Cal State Fullerton 2 –2 –07 –4 –0
Cal State Northridge 1 –3 –06 –5 –0
Cal Poly Pomona 0 –4 –04 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1972 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Wayne Howard, UC Riverside compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of record of 3–0 in conference play, sharing the CCAA title with Cal Poly. The team outscored its opponents 207 to 113 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 San Diego *
W 34–142,100 [1]
September 23 UC Davis *
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
L 10–171,500 [2]
September 30at UNLV *
W 14–76,180 [3]
October 7 Simon Fraser *
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 27–72,000 [4]
October 14at Redlands *
W 17–04,000 [5]
October 21at Cal Poly Pomona
W 10–73,400 [6]
October 28at Whittier *
W 15–14
November 4 Cal State Fullerton
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 24–182,600 [7] [8]
November 11 Cal State Northridge
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 27–262,000–3,300 [9] [10]
November 18at United States International *
W 29–32,500 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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