1973 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

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1973 UC Riverside Highlanders football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record8–2 (3–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Tom Gadd (2nd season)
Home stadiumHighlander Stadium
Seasons
  1972
1974  
1973 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8/9 Cal Poly $ 4 0 09 1 0
UC Riverside 3 1 08 2 0
Cal State Fullerton 1 3 07 4 0
Cal Poly Pomona 1 3 04 6 1
Cal State Northridge 1 3 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls

The 1973 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Wayne Howard in his second and final season as head coach, UC Riverside compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of record of 3–1 in conference play, placing second in the CCAA. The team outscored by its opponents 317 to 172 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California.

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Howard finished his tenure at UC Riverside with an overall record of 17–3, for a .850 winning percentage.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at San Diego *W 20–16
September 22at UC Davis *L 3–286,400 [1]
September 29 Cal Poly
L 17–263,500 [2]
October 6at Cal State Northridge W 28–202,000 [3]
October 13 Redlands *
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 37–0
October 20 Cal Poly Pomona
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 45–144,000 [4]
October 27at Long Beach State *W 33–16
November 3at Cal State Fullerton W 20–103,619 [5]
November 10at Cal State Los Angeles *
W 38–141,200 [6]
November 17 United States International *
  • Highlander Stadium
  • Riverside, CA
W 76–28
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following UC Riverside players were selected in the 1974 NFL draft. [8] [9] [10]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Frank JohnsonTackle4102 Los Angeles Rams
Derek WilliamsDefensive back9221 Los Angeles Rams

The following finished their college career in 1973, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Michael Basinger Defensive end 1974 Green Bay Packers

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