1963 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

The 1963 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Jim Whitley in his fifth and final season as head coach, UC Riverside compiled a record of 1–7–1. The team was outscored by its opponents 224 to 48 for the season and was shut out in six of its nine games. The Highlanders played home games at UCR Athletic Field in Riverside, California.

1963 UC Riverside Highlanders football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–7–1
Head coach	Jim Whitley (5th season)
Home stadium	UCR Athletic Field
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East Carolina			–					9	–	1	–	0
Abilene Christian			–					8	–	1	–	0
Northeastern			–					8	–	1	–	0
Mississippi Vocational			–					6	–	3	–	0
Santa Clara			–					6	–	3	–	0
St. Norbert			–					6	–	3	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff			–					5	–	3	–	1
Howard (AL)			–					5	–	3	–	1
Cortland			–					4	–	3	–	0
Lamar Tech			–					5	–	4	–	0
Parsons			–					5	–	4	–	0
Drake			–					4	–	4	–	0
Hawaii			–					5	–	5	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					4	–	4	–	1
Southern Connecticut State			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tampa			–					4	–	5	–	1
Southern Illinois			–					4	–	5	–	0
UC Riverside			–					4	–	5	–	0
UC Santa Barbara			–					4	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga			–					4	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest			–					2	–	4	–	1
Hardin–Simmons			–					2	–	6	–	1
Arkansas State			–					2	–	6	–	0
Eastern Michigan			–					2	–	6	–	0
Rose Poly			–					2	–	6	–	0
Union (NY)			–					2	–	6	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					2	–	7	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					1	–	6	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	6	–	0
Arlington State			–					1	–	8	–	0

Whitley finished his tenure at UC Riverside with an overall record of 17–21–2, for a .450 winning percentage.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Valley State	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	L 0–14
September 28	Cal Lutheran	UCR Athletic Field Riverside, CA	W 22–15
October 5	at UC Santa Barbara	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 0–42	3,000	^[1]
October 11	at Caltech	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	L 0–14
October 19	Santa Clara	UCR Athletic Field Riverside, CA	L 0–39	3,000	^[2]
October 26	at Claremont-Mudd	Fritz B. Burns Stadium Claremont, CA	L 0–39
November 2	Pomona	UCR Athletic Field Riverside, CA	T 14–14
November 9	at La Verne	Bonita High School? La Verne, CA	L 12–15
November 16	Redlands	UCR Athletic Field Riverside, CA	L 0–32

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References

1. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
3. . Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
4. "Southland College Log". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 18, 1963. p. III-7. Retrieved October 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.