1970 UC Riverside Highlanders football team
American college football season
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The 1970 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Gary Knecht, UC Riverside compiled an overall record of 4–6 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 306 to 192 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California.
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 4–6 (0–2 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Highlander Stadium |
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| No. 20 Cal Poly $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Sonoma State* |
| W 14–7 | 1,500 | [1] |
| September 26 | at Nevada* | L 26–45 | 4,000 | ||
| October 3 | at Cal State Hayward* | L 12–62 | 3,650–4,000 | [2] | |
| October 10 | UNLV* |
| W 21–19 | 2,000–2,500 | [3] |
| October 17 | at Redlands* |
| L 20–48 | 1,200 | |
| October 24 | at Cal Poly Pomona |
| L 34–36 | 2,000–2,300 | [4][5] |
| October 31 | at United States International* | L 16–30 | 1,300–4,000 | [6] | |
| November 7 | Cal State Fullerton |
| L 6–38 | 3,000–3,500 | [7][8] |
| November 14 | Occidental* |
| W 22–14 | 1,200–1,500 | [9] |
| November 21 | San Francisco* |
| W 21–7 | 1,500–3,600 | [10][11] |
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